Question

Over the last three evenings, Linda received a total of 83 phone calls at the call center. The second evening, she received four times as many calls as the third evening. The first evening she received seven fewer calls then the third evening. How many phone calls did she receive each evening?

Answer 1

First evening: 8 phone calls

Second evening: 60 phone calls

Third evening: 15 phone calls

Explanation:

third evening: x

second evening: 4x

first evening: x - 7

x + 4x + x - 7 = 83

6x = 90

x = 15

First evening: x - 7 = 15 - 7 = 8

Second evening: 4x = 4(15) = 60

Third evening: x = 15