You and a classmate have a bug collection for science class. you find 5 out of every 9 bugs in the collection. you find 4 more bugs than your classmate. how many bugs are in the collection?

The total number of bugs in the collection is 36

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

x -----> the number of bugs that you find out

y ----> the number of bugs that the classmate find out

we know that

 -----> equation A

----> equation B

Solve the system by graphing

Remember that the solution is the intersection point both graphs

The solution is the point (20,16)

The total number of bugs in the collection is

i think it might be a but you might want a second opinion