Question

Todd has twice as many songs in his playlist as Vlad. Becca has three times as many songs in her playlist as Todd. If all three people have a total of 243243 songs in their playlists, how many songs are in each playlist?

Answer 1

Answer:

Todd has 540540 songs in his playlist.

Vlad has 270270 songs in his playlist.

Becca has 162162 songs in her playlist.

Step-by-step explanation:

# of songs Todd has = T

# of songs Vlad has = V

# of songs Becca has = B

1) Todd has twice as many songs in his playlist as Vlad:

T=2V

2) Becca has three times as many songs in her playlist as Todd:

B=3T

3) All three people have a total of 243243 songs in their playlists:

T+V+B=243243

Because T=2V then you can substitute T as 2V in the second equation:

B=3(2V)

B=6V

Now in the final equation, you can substitute everything for V:

2V+V+6V=243243

9V=243243

V=27027

Now substitute for T:

T+1/2T+3T=243243

9/2T=243243

T=54054

Now substitute for B:

1/3B+1/6B+B=243243

3/2B=243243

B=162162

Check answers:

27027+54054+162162=243243

243243=243243