SOLUTION: Jcobo delivers twice as many papers as Dahlia, who delivers 100 more papers than Rashid. If all together 500 paper are delivered, how many papers does each child deliver?
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Question 572652: Jcobo delivers twice as many papers as Dahlia, who delivers 100 more papers than Rashid. If all together 500 paper are delivered, how many papers does each child deliver? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
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given:
(1)
(2)
(3)
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From(2)
Substitute (1) and (2) into (3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
and, since
(1)
(1)
(1)
and
(2)
(2)
(2)
Jcobo delivers 300
Dahlia delivers 150
Rashid delivers 50
