3 years ago

For a fundraiser , Brad sold 2 less than 3 times the number of candy bars calls that Mary did . If they sold 334 total bars, fin

d the number sold by each . Show your work

1 answer:

8 0

$x-\ Mary\\
3x-2-\ Brad\\\\
x+3x-2=334\\
4x-2=334\ \ |add\ 2\\
4x=336\ \ | divide\ by\ 4\\x=84\\
3x-2=3*84-2=252-2=250\\\\
Brad\ sold\ 250\ bars\ and\ Mary\ sold\ 84\ bars.$

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