Question

Brian sent 9 more messages than salma and Chang sent 2 times more than Brian and they have 55 messages total how many messages do they have each

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Let

x = number of messages Salma sent

x + 9 = number of messages Brian sent

2(x + 9) = number of messages Chang sent

Total messages sent = 55

x + (x + 9) + 2(x + 9) = 55

x + x + 9 + 2x + 18 = 55

4x + 27 = 55

4x = 55 - 27

4x = 28

x = 28/4

x = 7

Number of messages Salma sent = x = 7 messages

Number of messages Brian sent = x + 9

= 7 + 9

= 16 messages

Number of messages Chang sent = 2(x + 9)

= 2(7 + 9)

= 2(16)

= 32 messages