Question

Vladimir builds 3 legged stools and 4 legged tables. Last month he used 72 legs to build 3 more stools than tables. How many stools and how many tables did he build?

Answer 1

9 tables

12 stools

Explanation:

x= number of tables

x+3= number of stools

4x+3(x+3)=72

4x+3x+9=72

4x+3x=72-9

7x=63

x=9

So he built 9 tables and 12 stools

(9x4=36, 3X12=36, 36+36=72) CHECK