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GaryK [48]
2 years ago
8

Tom has three times as many pencils as pens but has a total of de 100 writing utensils. How many pencils and pens does toms have

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Mathematics
1 answer:
IrinaVladis [17]2 years ago
7 0

Answer:

Tim has 75 pencils and 25 pens

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve this create a system of equations. To do so, first create an equation for the total number of utensils that he has. Let x equal the number of pencils and y equal the number of pens.

x+ y = 100

Now make one for the comparison of the two and solve for the constant.

x = 3y

x - 3y = 0

Now to solve the system, multiply the second equation by -1 and add them together.

x + y = 100

-x + 3y = 100

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4y = 100

y = 25

Now that we have the number of pens, find the number of pencils using an equation.

x + y = 100

x + 25 = 100

x = 75

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