SOLUTION: Bill has 180 cards. He has 3 times as many infielders as outfielders. Calculate how may of each does he have.
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Question 251245: Bill has 180 cards. He has 3 times as many infielders as outfielders. Calculate how may of each does he have. Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Bill has 180 cards. He has 3 times as many infielders as outfielders. Calculate how may of each does he have.
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Let # of outfielders be "x".
Then # of infielders is "3x".
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Equation:
x + 3x = 180
4x = 180
x = 45 (# of outfielders)
3x = 135 (# of infielders)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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