One farmer has 119 sheep and another has 73.after they eash sell the same number of sheep, one is left with three times as many sheep as the other. How many sheep did each sell

Answer 1

119-x = 3(73-x)

119-x = 219 - 3x

2x = 219-119 = 100

x =100/2 = 50

they each sold 50 sheep

119-50 = 69

73-50 = 23

69 = 3(23)