Tammywelach86 Tammywelach86
  • 03-03-2019
  • Mathematics
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Jessica sold 16 times more books than Josh together they sold 238 books how many did each one of them sell

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meredith48034
meredith48034 meredith48034
  • 03-03-2019
x : Josh sold
16x : Jessica sold

x +:16x = 238
17x = 138

x = 14 books Josh sold

16(14)= 224 books Jessica sold
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olivia981 olivia981
  • 03-03-2019
Jessica sold 224 books
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