SOLUTION: I need help solving this word problem. Please show me the process of how you solved it. Thanks. 'Fido earns 2 treats for sitting and 4 treats for rolling over on command. He

Question 265327: I need help solving this word problem. Please show me the process of how you solved it. Thanks.

'Fido earns 2 treats for sitting and 4 treats for rolling over on command. He has sat 6 times as often as he's rolled over. He earned 80 treats total. How many times has he sat?
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
'Fido earns 2 treats for sitting and 4 treats for rolling over on command. He has sat 6 times as often as he's rolled over. He earned 80 treats total. How many times has he sat?
let him roll x times
he sat 6x times
2*6x+4*x= 80
12x+4x+80
16x=80
x=80/16
x=5 no of times he rolls
6x= 6*5= 30 No. of times he sat
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