The wieght of meteorite A is 3 times the weight of meteorite B. If the sum of their weights is 80 tons. find the weight of each

Question

Meteorite A weights __ tons, and meteorite B weighs __ tons.

Answer 1

Let B = unknown weight X

then A = 3 times that

So 3x + 1x = 80 or simplifying 4 X = 80

X must be 20

So B is X so B is 20

and A is 3X so A must be 60

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YOu could let A = X

Then since A is 3 times B then B is 1/3 A or 1/3 X

so 1 1/3 X = 80

4/3 X = 80 so X = 60 and X represents the value of A

and B is 1/3 of A so it's 20

Either way, you get the answer, of course

Answer 2

60 and 20 sum to 80

60=3x20