Question

Ashley, Milan, and Carlos sent a total of 131 text messages over their cell phones during the weekend. Carlos sent 7 times as many messages as Ashley. Ashley sent 4 more messages than Milan. How many messages did they each send?

Answer 1

Ashley= 15

Milan= 11

Carlos= 105

Explanation:

Let, A, M and C denotes Ashley, Milan and Carlos respectively.

A+M+C= 131 (according to the question)

Here,

C= 7A

A= M+ 4

So, M= A - 4

Now,

A+M+C = 131

or, A+ A-4+ 7A = 131 (putting the values)

or, 9A - 4 = 131 (adding like terms i.e. A + A + 7A)

or, 9A = 131 + 4

or, 9A = 135

or, A = 135 / 9

So, A = 15

C= 7A = 7×15= 105

M= A-4 = 15 - 4 = 11