Question

Samantha and Vanessa have 102 fliers that they are distributing. If Vanessa gives out 15 less than twice the number of fliers as Samantha, how many did Samantha hand out?

Answer 1

The number of fliers that Samantha gave out is 39.

How many fliers did Samantha give out?

Two equations can be derived from the question:

x + y = 102 equation 1

y = 2x - 15 equation 2

Where:

• x = fliers that Samantha gave out
• y = fliers that Vanessa gave out

Substitute for y in equation 1

2x - 15 + x = 102

3x - 15 = 102

3x = 102 + 15

3x = 117

x = 39

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