Question

Beth and Carley are selling candy bars to raise money for new cheerleading uniforms. Beth has sold one less than twice the number of candy bars that Carley has sold. If they have sold 188 candy bars in all, how many has Beth sold?

Answer 1

125 candy bars

Explanation:

`\text{Let the number of candy bars sold by Carley is }x\\\text{Then since Beth has sold one less than twice the number of candy bars}\\\text{that Carley has sold, so number of candy bars sold by Beth}=2x-1\\\\\text{also given that they have sold 188 candy bars in all, so we have}\\\\\text{Candy bars sold by Carley + Candy bars sold by Beth}=188\\\\\Rightarrow (x)+(2x-1)=188\\\\\Rightarrow 3x-1=188\\\\\Rightarrow 3x=189\\\\\Rightarrow x=(189)/(3)=63`

`\text{Hence the candy bars sold by Beth are:}\\=2x-1\\\\=2(63)-1\\\\=126-1\\\\=125\\\\\text{Hence, Beth sold 125 candy bars.}`