Question 974090
Together, Steve and Tom sold 120 raffle tickets for their school. Steve sold 16 more than three times as many raffle tickets as Tom. How many raffle tickets did each boy sell?
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let x = number of raffle tickets Tom sold
120-x= number of raffle tickets Steve sold
120-x=3x+16
4x=104
x=26
120-x=94

number of raffle tickets Tom sold=26
number of raffle tickets Steve sold=94