Question

Over the three evenings,Karen received a total of 137 phone calls at the call center. The third evening, she received 4 times as many calls as the first evening. The second evening, she received 5 more calls than the first evening. How many calls did she receive each evening?

Answer 1

Answer:

1st: 22, 2nd: 27, 3rd: 88

Step-by-step explanation:

Make an equation

If she recieved x calls the 1st evening, then the 2nd evening she recieved x+5, and the 3rd evening she recieved 4x.

x+x+5+4x=137

Combine like terms

6x+5=137

Subtract 5 from both sides

6x=132

Divide by 6 on both sides

x=22

First:

22 calls

Second:

x+5

22+5

27 calls

Third:

4x

4*22

88 calls

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