Question

John and Tom invited 27 friends to make popcorn and watch an outdoor movie. Tom invited twice as many friends as John. How many did each brother invite? nice step by step work pls

Answer 1

Explanation:

Remark

You can do this with just 1 unknown.

John = x

Tom = 2x

Solution

x + 2x = 27 Combine the left

3x = 27 Divide by 3

3x/3 = 27/3

x = 9

Conclusion

John invited 9

Tom invited 18