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Our class voted for class treasurer. There are 20 students in our class. After voting for class treasurer, Billy received 3 times more votes than Keeton. How many votes did Billy receive?

A.
5 votes


B.
10 votes


C.
15 votes


D.
20 votes

User Arhowk
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2 Answers

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Answer: C.

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User Vdolez
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Answer:

C. 15 votes

Explanation:

B= votes Billy got

K = votes Keeton got

B = 3K


B+K =20

Substitute the first equation into the second equation

3K + K =20

Combine like terms

4K =20

Divide both sides by 4

4K/4 = 20/4

K =5

Keeton got 5 votes

B = 3*K

B = 3*5

B = 15 votes

Billy got 15 votes

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