SOLUTION: Steve and tom sold 94 raffle tickets for their school. Steve sold 16 more than twice as many raffle tickets as tom. How many raffle tickets did each boy sell? How many raffle ticke

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Question 896190: Steve and tom sold 94 raffle tickets for their school. Steve sold 16 more than twice as many raffle tickets as tom. How many raffle tickets did each boy sell? How many raffle tickets did Tom sell?
Answer by richwmiller(17219)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
s+t=94
s=2t+16
2t+16+t=94
3t+16=94
3t=78
t=26
s=68

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