SOLUTION: If Colorado Springs, Colorado, has 1.5 times more days of sunshine than Boston, Massachusetts, how many days of sunshine does each city have if there are a total of 465 days of sun

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Question 1046496: If Colorado Springs, Colorado, has 1.5 times more days of sunshine than Boston, Massachusetts, how many days of sunshine does each city have if there are a total of 465 days of sunshine between the two in a year?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let +n+ = the number of days of sunshine
that Boston has
+1.5n+ = the number of days of sunshine
that Colorado Springs has
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given:
+n+%2B+1%2C5n+=+465+
+2.5n+=+465+
+n+=+186+
and
+1.5n+=+1.5%2A186+
+1.5n+=+279+
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Boston has 186 days
Colorado Springs has 279 days
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check:
+186+%2B+279+=+465+
+465+=+465+
OK