SOLUTION: Please help me solve this equation:
Using a System of Three equations.
10.) Pat picked strawberries on three days. he picked a total of 87 quarts. on tuesday he picked 15 qua
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: Please help me solve this equation:
Using a System of Three equations.
10.) Pat picked strawberries on three days. he picked a total of 87 quarts. on tuesday he picked 15 quarts more than on monday. on Wednesday he picked 3 quarts fewer than on tuesday. How many quarts did he pick each day?
This question is from textbook Prentice Hall Algebra 2 with trigonometry
Answer by Mathtut(3670) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
lets call x the number he picked on monday
tuesday = x+15
wednesday= x+15(-3)=x+12
so x+(x+15)+(x+12)=87
3x+27=87
3x=60
number picked on monday
picked on tuesday
picked on wednesday
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