Question

Sue sold 26 more newspapers than bill, and bill sold three times as many as Harry. If Harry sold p newspapers, how many did Sue sell?

Answer 1

3p + 26

Explanation:

Let S = Sue's newspapers sold

B = Bill's newspapers sold

H = Harry's newspapers sold.

We have three conditions:

(1) S = B + 26

(2) B = 3H

(3) H = p Substitute (3) into (2)

(4) B = 3p Substitute (4) into (1)

S = 3p + 26

Sue sold 3p + 26 newspapers.