SOLUTION: Rebecca downloaded twice as many songs as nigel. if x represents the number of songs downloaded by nigel and the total number of songs downloaded was 1212, how many songs did rebec

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Question 947448: Rebecca downloaded twice as many songs as nigel. if x represents the number of songs downloaded by nigel and the total number of songs downloaded was 1212, how many songs did rebecca download?
Answer by 428225(90) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since Nigel's number of downloads = x, Rebecca's = 2x. Now you can make an equation.
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x+2x=1212
3x=1212 (Divide by 3)
x=404
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Therefore Rebecca downloaded 808 songs.