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Luke sold 4 times as many books as Maurice. If Maurice had sold 18 more books, he would have tied Luke for first place. How many books did L
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Luke sold 4 times as many books as Maurice. If Maurice had sold 18 more books, he would have tied Luke for first place. How many books did Luke sell?
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M + 18 = 4M
18 = 4M – M
18 = 3M
M = 18/3 = 6
4M = 4(6) = 24 sold by Luke
Answer:
24
Step-by-step explanation:
I guessed and checked but 24 -18 is 6 and 6 times 4 is 24