SOLUTION: Julius sold five times as many computers as Sam sold last year. In total, they sold 78 computers. How many computers did Julius sell?

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Question 1197879: Julius sold five times as many computers as Sam sold last year. In total, they sold 78 computers. How many computers did Julius sell?
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, MathLover1:
Answer by ikleyn(52778)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Sam sold x computers.


Julius sold 5x computers.


    x + 5x = 78  computers

      6x   = 78

       x   = 78/6 = 13.


ANSWER.  Julius sold 5*13 = 65 computers.

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Answer by MathLover1(20849)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

let the number of computers Sam sold be
if Julius sold five times as many computers as Sam, he sold computers
if they sold computers, we have




then
Julius sell computers

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