SOLUTION: The owner of Mike`s Coffeehouse found that on one day the number of orders for tea was 1/3 the number of orders for coffee. If the total number of orders for the two drinks was 76,

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Question 241975: The owner of Mike`s Coffeehouse found that on one day the number of orders for tea was 1/3 the number of orders for coffee. If the total number of orders for the two drinks was 76, how many orders were placed for tea?
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T=C/3
T+C=76
C/3+C=76
(C+3C)/3=76
4C/3=76
4C=3*76
4C=228
C=228/4
C=57 CUPS OF COFFEE.
T=57/3=19 CUPS OF TEE.