We observe that the second equation of System B has had the x-term eliminated. That can be accomplished by adding 3 times the first equation to the second.
"To get System B, the <u> second </u> equation in System A was replaced by the sum of that equation and <u> 3 </u> times the <u> first </u> equation. The solution <u> is </u> the same as the solution to System A."
We use a system of equations to solve this. Since tri city sells 4 times it becomes 4x and solly company is x. Then we do 4x-x=96. 3x=96. x=32. We are not finished yet. We still have to multiply x by 4. x=128. Tri City sold 128 dishwashers.
