Question

Victor has 2 times as many as trophies as Dean. Together , víctor and Dean have 27 trophies . How many trophies does víctor have?

Answer 1

Let:
x = Dean
y = Víctor

Since Víctor has 2 times the trophies that Dean has, the amount of trophies Víctor has would be equal to 2x. Therefore,
y = 2x

The amount of trophies they have added together is 27. Therefore,
x + y = 27

We know that y = 2x, so we can substitute y for 2x in the equation x + y = 27. Therefore,
x + 2x = 27

Now solve for x.
x + 2x = 27
3x = 27
3x/3 = 27/3
x = 9
Dean has 9 trophies.

Since Víctor has 2 times the amount Dean has,
Víctor has 18 trophies