Question

Pam laid three times as many tiles on Saturday as she laid on Sunday. If Pam laid 80 tiles over the weekend altogether, how many tiles did she lay on Saturday?

Answer 1

Pam laid 60 tiles on Saturday and 20 on Sunday.

Explanation:

Given that Pam laid three times as many tiles on Saturday as she laid on Sunday, if Pam laid 80 tiles over the weekend altogether, to determine how many tiles did she lay on Saturday the following calculation must be performed:

3X + X = 80

4X = 80

X = 80/4

X = 20

Therefore, Pam laid 60 tiles on Saturday and 20 on Sunday.