Help me pls :))

△cde maps to △stu with the transformations (x, y) arrowright (x − 2, y − 2) arrowright (3x, 3y) arrowright (x, −y). if cd = a + 1, de = 2a − 1, st = 2b + 3 and tu = b + 6, find the values of a and b. the value of a is and the value of b is .

(least common multiples) the answer that i had in the 1st step was lcm of airline tickets sold=72. idk if that even matters but just in case. ! three co-workers are busy selling airline tickets over the phone. in an 8-hour day, charles can sell 8 airline tickets, ann can sell 9 airline tickets, and michelle can sell 6 airline tickets. step 2 of 2: what is the smallest number of 8-hour days needed for each of them to achieve the same number of sales? it takes charles . it takes . it takes .

When y’all answer can y’all explain too !