Answer:
Total number of texts sent by each person is as follows;
Jose=14
Bon=56
Ann=48
Step-by-step explanation:
Step 1
Express the total amount of texts sent by each person as shown;
Let the number of texts sent be;
Jose=x
Bon=4 times as Jose=4×x=4 x
Ann=sent 8 fewer than jose=4 x-8
Total texts sent=118
Step 2
Express the total number of texts sent by all of them as show;
Total texts sent=amount sent by Jose+amount sent by Bon+amount sent by Ann
where;
Total texts sent=118
amount sent by Jose=x
amount sent by Bon=4 x
amount sent by Ann=4 x-8
replacing;
118=x+4 x+4x-8
118=9 x-8
118+8=9 x
9 x=126
x=126/9
x=14
Step 3
Substitute the value of x to get the number of texts sent by each individual;
amount sent by Jose=x=14
amount sent by Bon=4 x=(4×14)=56
amount sent by Ann=4 x-8=56-8=48
Total number of texts sent by each person is as follows;
Jose=14
Bon=56
Ann=48
