Question

Can you help me with this math problem and tell me how to do it?

Answer 1

Let the number of songs Lou has = X

Kelly has 4 times as many as Lou, which would be written as 4X

Tiffany has 6 times as many songs as Lou, which would be written as 6X

The total number of songs = 682

You need to add all three people together to equal 682

So you would get:

X + 4X + 6X = 682 songs.

Combine all like terms ( 6x + 4x + X = 11x)

11x = 682

Now to solve for X divide both sides by 11:

x = 682 / 11 = 62

Lou = x = 62 songs.

Kelly = 4x = 4(62) = 4*62 = 248 songs.

Tiffany = 6x = 6(62) = 6 *62 = 372 songs.