Question

39)
Will weighs three times as much as Brenda. Together, they weigh 240
pounds. How much does each of them weigh

Answer 1

let

brenda: b

will: 3b

b + 3b = 240

4b = 240

b = 60 lbs (BRENDA)

3b = will

3 (60) = will

180 = WILL