SOLUTION: Susan has 5 times as many songs on her IPod than Maggie. Combined they have 420 songs. How many songs does Susan have? How many does Maggie have? How many more songs does Susan hav

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Question 991191: Susan has 5 times as many songs on her IPod than Maggie. Combined they have 420 songs. How many songs does Susan have? How many does Maggie have? How many more songs does Susan have than Maggie?
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi there,
Susan has 5 times as many songs on her IPod than Maggie.
Maggie has 'x' songs on her IPod.
Susan has 5x songs on her IPod
Total = 420 songs.
5x + x = 420
6x = 420
x = 70
So,
Maggie has 70 songs
Susan has 350 songs
Susan has 280 more songs than Maggie.
Hope this helps :-)