The laundry has been sorted into dark clothes and light clothes. The number of dark clothes is three more than twice the number of light clothes. The laundry is 60% dark clothes. Choose the equation that best represents this scenario.
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Answer:We can represent this question as a system of equationsLetx = number of dark clothesy = number of light clothesL = total number of clothesThe number of dark clothes is three more than twice the number of light clothesx = 2*(y) + 3The laundry is 60% dark clothes.x = 0.6*(L)