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document.write( "'Fido earns 2 treats for sitting and 4 treats for rolling over on command. He has sat 6 times as often as he's rolled over. He earned 80 treats total. How many times has he sat? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #195140 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 'Fido earns 2 treats for sitting and 4 treats for rolling over on command. He has sat 6 times as often as he's rolled over. He earned 80 treats total. How many times has he sat?\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let him roll x times\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "he sat 6x times\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2*6x+4*x= 80\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "12x+4x+80\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "16x=80 \n" ); document.write( "x=80/16 \n" ); document.write( "x=5 no of times he rolls\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "6x= 6*5= 30 No. of times he sat \n" ); document.write( " |