SOLUTION: Marika and freddy sold 70 homes for Ron Realty. If Marika sold 2.5 times as many homes as freddy. how many did each hmes sells?

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Question 133323: Marika and freddy sold 70 homes for Ron Realty. If Marika sold 2.5 times as many homes as freddy. how many did each hmes sells?
Answer by vleith(2983) About Me  (Show Source):
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Given: 70 homes sold. Let the number of homes Fred sells be f. Then the number Marika sold is 2.5f
70+=+freddie+sales+%2B+Marika+sales
+70+=+f+%2B+2.5f+
+70+=+3.5f
20 = f
Freddie sold 20.
Marika = 2.5 * 20 = 50