Question

Sharon had 18 beads. Elsa had 4 ttmes as many bead as Sharon. Affer each of them bought tte same number of beads, Elsa had 3 times as many beads as Sharon How many beads did each of them buy?

Answer 1

Answer:

9

Step-by-step explanation:

s=18

e=4*s=72

e+x=3(s+x)

e+x=3s+3x

e-3s=2x

18=2x

x=9