SOLUTION: one farmer has 119 sheep and another have 73 sheep, after they both sell the same number of sheep one is left with 3 times as many sheep as the other. how many sheep did each sell.
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Question 831527: one farmer has 119 sheep and another have 73 sheep, after they both sell the same number of sheep one is left with 3 times as many sheep as the other. how many sheep did each sell. Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! One farmer then has 119-n sheep and another has 73-n sheep. The one farmer seems to have more sheep left than another farmer has.
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119-n=3*73-3n
119+2n=3*73
2n=3*73-119
n=50
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