(X)+2(x+1)=26
3x=24
X=8
Y=x+1
Y=8+1
Y=9
The two numbers are 8 and 9
4:1 means for every four soccer player there is 1 volleyball player
that means there are four times the number of soccer players than volleyball players
There is no simplest form for a decimal. You can only simplify equations and fractions, not decimals. For example, could you simplify 1? I don't think you could. Well, it's the same concept for -3.75.
Hope that answered your question.
