SOLUTION: If emily sold three times as many balloons as Beth, but together they both sold 152 balloons. How many balloons did emily sell?

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Question 756791: If emily sold three times as many balloons as Beth, but together they both sold 152 balloons. How many balloons did emily sell?
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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Emily = 3x
Beth = x
3x + x = 152
4x = 152
x = 38
So Emily sold 3 x 38 balloons
= 114 balloons
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