SOLUTION: A total of 54 monks and clerics were in the tower. If three times the number of clerics exceeded the number of monks by ten, how many of each were in the tower?

SOLUTION: A total of 54 monks and clerics were in the tower. If three times the number of clerics exceeded the number of monks by ten, how many of each were in the tower?

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Question 214696: A total of 54 monks and clerics were in the tower. If three times the number of clerics exceeded the number of monks by ten, how many of each were in the tower?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Let

represent the number of clerics

Let

represent the number of monks

Then

and

Solve the system for

and

. HINT: Use the elimination method.

John

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