Problema Solution
At the school carnival, Carmen sold 3 times as many hot dogs as Shawn. The two of them sold 152 hot dogs altogether. How many hot dogs did Carmen sell?
21
51
148
38
114
Answer provided by our tutors
let
c = the number of hot dogs that Carmen sold
s = the number of hot dogs that Shawn sold
Carmen sold 3 times as many hot dogs as Shawn:
c = 3s
The two of them sold 152 hot dogs altogether:
c + s = 152
by solving the system of equations:
c = 3s
c + s = 152
we find
c = 114 hot dogs
s = 38 hot dogs
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Carmen sold 114 hot dogs.