Problema Solution
On Wednesday, Harry sold 3 times as many candy bars as on Tuesday. On Thursday, he sold 5 times as many bars as on Wednesday. He sold a total of 152 candy bars. How many did he sell each day?
Answer provided by our tutors
First, we write equations from the given information:
w=3t
u=5w
w+t+u=152
where 't' stands for Tuesday, 'w' stands for wednesday, and 'u' stands for Thursday.
Using Algebrator to solve for 'u', 't', and 'w', we get:
t=8
u=120
w=24