On the last three evenings, Christine received a total of 77 phone calls at the call center. The second evening, she received 2 times as many calls as the third evening. The first evening, she received 5 more calls than the third evening. How many phone calls did she receive each evening?

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Nancy Stephens

Mathematics

18 July, 01:46

On the last three evenings, Christine received a total of 77 phone calls at the call center. The second evening, she received 2 times as many calls as the third evening. The first evening, she received 5 more calls than the third evening. How many phone calls did she receive each evening?

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Paxton Davis · Answer 1

1st evening: 23

2nd evening: 36

3rd evening: 18

Step-by-step explanation:

Total: 77

2nd: 2 * 3rd evening

1st: 3rd evening + 5

Let x represent the 3rd evening.

77 = (2*x) + (x+5) + x

x=18