Question

Together, steve and tom sold 104 raffle tickets for their school. steve sold 16 more than three times as many raffle tickets as tom. how many raffle tickets did each boy​ sell?

Answer 1

x= # tickets Tom sold
3x+16= # tickets Steve sold

Add the amounts Tom and Steve sold and that will equal 104 total tickets sold.

x+(3x+16)=104
4x+16=104
Subtract both sides by 16
4x=88
Divide both sides by 4
x=22 # tickets Tom sold

Substitute the x=22 answer to find Steve's tickets sold
3x+16= 3(22)+16= 82 # tickets Steve sold

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