Tom painted 3 times as many chairs as Louis. Louis painted 5 chairs less than Fred. Altogether they painted 35. How many did Fred paint? a) 6
b) 11
c) 18
d) 1

Fred Painted 11 chairs. B

Step-by-step explanation:

Let Tom = T

Let Louis = L

Let Fred = F

Formulas

T = 3*L

F = L + 5

T + L + F = 35             Subtitute for Fred and Tom

Solution

3*L + L + L+5 = 35      Combine like terms

5L + 5 = 35                 Subtract 3 from both sides

5L = 35 - 5

5L = 30                       Divide by 5

L = 30/5  

L = 6

Fred Painted 5 more than Louis.

That makes Fred = 11

d? maybe

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