Asked by Anonymous

Tom has 5 times as many comic books as Deborah. Deborah has 40% of the number of comic books that George has. if the total number of comics owned by the three friends is 204, how many are owned by Tom?
Answered by Reiny
number for George --- x
Deb has ----- .4x
Tom has 5(.4x) or 2x

x + .4x + 2x = 204

solve for x