SOLUTION: There are 45 apples in carton A and 55 Apples in carton b how many apples must be trasnferred from carton B to carton A so that the number of apples in carton A is 3 times as many

Question 998387: There are 45 apples in carton A and 55 Apples in carton b how many apples must be trasnferred from carton B to carton A so that the number of apples in carton A is 3 times as many as the number of apples in carton B
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There are 45 apples in carton A and 55 Apples in carton B
how many apples must be transferred from carton B to carton A so that the number of apples in carton A is 3 times as many as the number of apples in carton B
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let x = no. of apples required to be transferred
45 + x = 3(55 - x)
45 + x = 165 - 3x
x + 3x = 165 - 45
4x = 120
x = 120/4
x = 30 apples transferred
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See if this checks out
45 + 30 = 3(55 - 30)
75 = 2(25)
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