Answer:
<em>Riley has 72 tokens</em>
Step-by-step explanation:
<u>System of Equations
</u>
We have two conditions for the tokens Riley and Erik have earned. Let's call x and y to the number of tokens of Riley and Erik respectively. The first condition states that

Solving for y

The second condition is that the ratio of the number of tokens that Riley had to the number of tokens that Erik has is 8 to 7. It's written as

Or equivalently

Replacing y from the first equation

Operating

Simplifying


Riley has 72 tokens
Hi there!
Pauline simplified the expression correctly.
Pauline made sure she used the distributive property and combined like terms after doing so.
Hope this helps !