Answer:
fish a is 7 inches long
fish b is 5 inches long
Step-by-step explanation:
set up system of equations and use subtraction
Marta's 3a + 2b = 31
Hank's . 3a + 4b = 41
subtract the two equation (make sure you take the negative all the way through the bottom equation
3a cancels with -3a and you are left with
-2b = -10
b = 5
plug b = 5 into one of the equations and solve for a.