Multiple choice general knowledge

Jack and Jill are both salespeople. If they made 36 sales in one day and Jill sold 3 less than twice of Jack's sales total, how many sales did Jack make?

  1. 11

  2. 9

  3. 13

  4. 10
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Let Jack's sales be J. Then Jill's sales are 2J - 3 (3 less than twice Jack's). Together they made 36 sales, so J + (2J - 3) = 36. This simplifies to 3J - 3 = 36, so 3J = 39, meaning J = 13. Jack made 13 sales and Jill made 23 sales, which totals 36.

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