SOLUTION: Sally and Jim went blueberry picking. Jim picked one more pint than 3 times as many as Sally. If together they picked 29 pints of berries. How many did each pick?
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Question 891828: Sally and Jim went blueberry picking. Jim picked one more pint than 3 times as many as Sally. If together they picked 29 pints of berries. How many did each pick? Answer by LinnW(1048) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! set J = pints by Jim
S = pints by Sally
J = 3S + 1
S + J = 29
Substitute (3S + 1) for J
S + (3S + 1) = 29
4S + 1 = 29
Add -1 to each side
4S = 28
Divide each side by 4
S = 7
J = 3(7) + 1 = 21 + 1 = 22
