Question

ken and ben had 132 clips alltogether. ken gave 17 paper clips to ben. in the end ken had 3 times as many paper clips as ben. find how many did both have​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Clips of Ken be x and ben y

x + y = 132

x -17 =3 ( y + 17)

x - 17 = 3y + 51

x - 3y = 68

On solving both equations we get

y = 16

x = 116