Question

kala, tom, and shen served a total of 81 orders monday at the school cafeteria. shen served 9 more orders than kala. tom served 3 times as many orders as shen. how many orders did they each serve?

Answer 1

Kala served 9 orders, Shen served 18 orders, and Tom served 36 orders.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's assign variables to represent the number of orders served by each person:

Kala = x

Shen = x + 9

Tom = 3(x + 9)

Since the total number of orders served is 81, we can set up the equation:

x + (x + 9) + 3(x + 9) = 81

Simplifying the equation, we have:

5x + 36 = 81

Subtracting 36 from both sides, we get:

5x = 45

Dividing both sides by 5, we find that:

x = 9

Therefore, Kala served 9 orders, Shen served 18 orders, and Tom served 36 orders.