document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=380330>Question 380330</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mai, Ali, and Ryan sent a total of 139 text messages over their cell phones during the weekend. Ryan sent 4 times as many messages as Mai. Mai sent 5 more messages than Ali. How many messages did they each send? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #269941 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=kingme18><B>kingme18(98)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=kingme18><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=kingme18><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=269941\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let's call the number of texts Mai sent m.  Ryan sent 4*m (4 times as many as Mai).  Mai sent 5 more than Ali, so Ali sent 5 less than Mai: m - 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add the number they each sent to get the total: 139<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(m) + (4*m) + (m - 5) = 139<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6*m - 5 = 139<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6*m=144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mai sent 24.  This means Ryan sent 4*24=96 messages, and Ali sent 24-5=19 messages.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Check: 24 + 96 + 19 = 139 </SPAN>\n" );
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