SAT Linear equations Question
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Question 1 · Easy · MathAugust 2024 · Q4Linear equations in two variables · 0 solved
An aquarium uses small and large tanks to temporarily hold a total of 37 fish. Each small tank holds 1 fish, and each large tank holds 2 fish. Which equation represents this situation, where s is the number of small tanks and b is the number of large tanks the aquarium uses?
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