Asked by ee

last month mayfield paper comapny sold 58 more than 3 times as many reams of paper a superior comapany if the two companies sold a total of 870 reams of paper how many reams of paper did mayfield paper company sell
Answered by Reiny
superior ---- x
mayfield ---- 3x + 58

solve for x :

x + 3x+58=870
Answered by ee
i understand how u got the 3x but not sure of the 1x