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  • 23-12-2018
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Sue sold 26 more newspapers than bill, and bill sold three times as many as Harry. If Harry sold p newspapers, how many did Sue sell?

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  • 23-12-2018

Answer:

Let p =Harry's papers  

Then 3p =Bill's papers (3 times the number Harry has)  

Then 3p + 26 = Sue's papers (26 more than Bill)



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