Question

Drew and Anita are sightseeing for the day. Between the 2 of them they take 108 pictures. If Drew takes 16 more than 3 times as many as Anita, how many pictures does each friend take

Answer 1

To find the number of pictures each friend takes, we can set up an equation based on the given information and solve for the unknown. Anita takes 23 pictures and Drew takes 85 pictures.

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve this problem, we can let x be the number of pictures Anita takes. Since Drew takes 16 more than 3 times as many as Anita, we can write the equation:

Drew's number of pictures = 3x + 16

Since the total number of pictures taken is 108, we can write the equation:

x + (3x + 16) = 108

Simplifying the equation, we get:

4x + 16 = 108

Subtracting 16 from both sides, we get:

4x = 92

Dividing both sides by 4, we get:

x = 23

Therefore, Anita takes 23 pictures and Drew takes 3(23) + 16 = 85 pictures.