SOLUTION: please help me with this question: jill,maria, and ashley sold tickets to a rock concert. jill sold 5 times as many as ashley. maria sold 4 more than ashley. the total amount sold

Question 152570: please help me with this question: jill,maria, and ashley sold tickets to a rock concert. jill sold 5 times as many as ashley. maria sold 4 more than ashley. the total amount sold was 67 tickets. how man did each sell?
Answer by jojo14344(1513) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Remember the following:

Number of tickets sold:
, five times as Ashley
, # of tickets Ashley sold
, maria sold 4 more than Ashley
Therefore:
-----------> eqn 1

--------->
----------------> # of tickets sold by Ashley
----------> # of tickets sold by Jill
---------> # of tickets sold by Maria
In doubt? Go back eqn 1:

Thank you,
Jojo
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