SOLUTION: Jesse and Larry entered a pie eating contest. Jesse ate 5 less than twice as many pies as Larry. They ate a total of 16 pies. How many pies did each eat?
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Question 905559: Jesse and Larry entered a pie eating contest. Jesse ate 5 less than twice as many pies as Larry. They ate a total of 16 pies. How many pies did each eat? Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! x amount of pies Larry ate
Jesse + Larry
(2x-5) + x = 16
3x = 21
x = 7, amount of pies Larry ate. Jesse ate 9
And... checking
sum is 16
