Question

Read the picture and answer, it would be appreciated if this could get answered fast!

Answer 1

Check the picture below.

well, they will have the same amount of baskets when the values for James is equal to the values for Michael.

`155~~ + ~~178(x-1)~~ = ~~113~~ + ~~185(x-1) \\\\\\ 155+178x-178~~ = ~~113+185x-185\implies 178x-23~~ = ~~185x-72 \\\\\\ -23~~ = ~~7x-72\implies 49=7x\implies \cfrac{49}{7}=x\implies \boxed{7=x}`