SOLUTION: María Ángela, Samuel, and Pablo sent a total of 121text messages during the weekend. María Ángela sent 5 fewer messages than Pablo. Samuel sent 4 times as many messages as Pabl

Question 1179438: María Ángela, Samuel, and Pablo sent a total of 121text messages during the weekend. María Ángela sent 5 fewer messages than Pablo. Samuel sent 4 times as many messages as Pablo. How many messages did they each send?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Sentences numbers 2 and 3 describe in terms of Pablo's text messages, so assigning a variable to Pablos quantity of messages is a good idea.

María Ángela           p-5
Samuel                  4p
Pablo                   p
TOTAL                  121

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