Homework Question For 8 Year Old Baffles Adults

Combining like terms, we get 2x + 36 = 49.

Subtracting 36 from both sides, we have 2x = 13.

Finally, dividing both sides by 2, we find x = 6.5.

Since we can’t have a fractional number of dogs, we round down to the nearest whole number, which gives us x = 6.

Therefore, there are 6 large dogs and 6 + 36 = 42 small dogs signed up for the dog show.