SOLUTION: Buffalo contributed 6 more tons of clothing to a drive than did Troy. Endicott contributed half as much as Troy. In all they continued 71 tons. How many tons were contributed by ea

Question 720796: Buffalo contributed 6 more tons of clothing to a drive than did Troy. Endicott contributed half as much as Troy. In all they continued 71 tons. How many tons were contributed by each?
Found 2 solutions by rfer, MathTherapy:
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
B=6t
T=t
E=0.5t
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7.5t=71
t=71/7.5
t=9.5
6t=56.75
0.5t=4.75
Answer by MathTherapy(10555) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Buffalo contributed 6 more tons of clothing to a drive than did Troy. Endicott contributed half as much as Troy. In all they continued 71 tons. How many tons were contributed by each?

Let amount contributed by Troy be T
Then amount contributed by Buffalo = T + 6
Amount Endicott contributed = � * T, or
Therefore,

4T + 12 + T = 142 ------ Multiplying by LCD, 2

5T = 130

T, or Troy contributed , or tons

Buffalo contributed 26 + 6, or tons

Endicott contributed � * 26, or tons

You can do the check!!

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