Question

Julius sold five times as many computers as Sam sold last year. In total, they sold 78 computers. How many computers did Julius sell?

Answer 1

let x = # of computers sold by Sam; then 5x = # of computers sold by Julius



our equation becomes x + 5x = 78



which becomes 6x = 78



solving, x = 13 which is the # of computers sold by Sam



so 5x = 5(13) = 65 which is the number of computers sold by Julius