The ratio of the number of Aaliyah’s pens to the number of Mariah’s pens was 2:3 at first. After Dad gave Aaliyah another 16 pens, the ratio became 2:1. a) How many pens did Mariah have?
b) If Mariah gave away 6 pens, what would be the new ratio of the number Aaliyah’s pens (after Dad gave her 16 pens) to the number of Mariah’s pens?

y'all better help me with this one

Iam at home. /: i am playing video games. translate the following statement into symbolic form.

Bonnie and bobby are saving money for a vacation. each friend starts with an amount and also saves a specific amount each week. bonnie created a table to show the total she has saved at the end of each week.. weeks 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 amount saved 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 bobby came up with the following equation to show the total, y, he has saved at the end of each week, x. y = 12x + 4 compare the rate at which each friend saves money. select the correct answer from the drop-down menu to complete the statement. the rate at which bobby is adding to his savings each week is $ more than the rate at which bonnie is adding to her savings each week.

What are linear equations? could'ya explain too me, ? ! and how do you see what graph is a proportional relationship?