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: adam and melissa went fly-fishing and caught a total of 32 salmon. melissa caught three times as many salmon as adam. how many salmon did adam catch?

: adam and melissa went fly-fishing and caught a total of 32 salmon. melissa caught three times as many salmon as adam. how many salmon did adam catch?
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: adam and melissa went fly-fishing and caught a total of 32 salmon. melissa caught three times as many salmon as adam. how many salmon did adam catch?

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a=Adam
m= Melissa

a+m = 32
m= 3a
Then 3a + a = 32 or 4a =32 then a = 8
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