Together, steve and tom sold 80 raffle tickets for their school. steve sold 14 more than twice as many raffle tickets as tom. how many raffle tickets did each boy sell?

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JMichaelTX · Answer 1 · 2019-04-10T15:47:33+0000

Steve: 2x + 14

Tom: x

Steve + Tom = Total

2x + 14 + x = 80

3x + 14 = 80

3x = 66

x = 22

Steve: 2x + 14 = 2(22) + 14 = 44 + 14 = 58

Answer: Steve = 58 tickets, Tom = 22 tickets