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Tammy has 4 times as many books as Willy . Willy has 180 fewer books than Tammy . How many books does Willy have ?​

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Answer:

60 books

Explanation:

let the number of books Willy has be x , then

Tammy has 4x books

Willy has 180 fewer books , that is Tammy has 180 more than Willy , so

4x = x + 180 ( subtract x from both sides )

3x = 180 ( divide both sides by 3 )

x = 60

Thus

Willy has 60 books andTammy has 4 × 60 = 240 books

which is 180 more than Willy

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