Will and Carl had 215 files together. Will had 13 more files than Carl. Both of them sold some of their files. Carl sold 10% less files than what Will sold. In the end, Carl had half as many files left as Will. How many files had Will left?

Answer 1

Let the number of files Will had initially be x. Carl had x - 13 files.
The total files are x + x - 13 = 215
Combining like terms, we get 2x = 228
So the number of files Will initially had was x = 228/2 = <<228/2=114>>114

If Will sold y files, then Carl sold 0.9y files since he sold 10% less than Will.
Let's say that Carl had C files left, and Will had W files left. We know that Carl had half the number of files left as Will, so C = 0.5W

Carl initially had 114 - 13 = <<114-13=101>>101 files.
Carl had 101 - 0.9y files left, so C = 101 - 0.9y
Will initially had 114 files, so after selling y files he had W = 114 - y

Now we substitute C = 0.5W and C = 101 - 0.9y into the equation:
0.5W = 101 - 0.9y
W = 114 - y

Now we have a system of equations:
0.5W = 101 - 0.9y
W = 114 - y

Solve for y:
y = 114 - W
Substitute into the first equation:
0.5W = 101 - 0.9(114 - W)
0.5W = 101 - 102.6 + 0.9W
Combine like terms:
0.9W - 0.5W = 12.6
0.4W = 12.6
W = 12.6/0.4
W = 31.5

So Will had 31.5 files left. Since it's not possible to have a fraction of a file, we must round up to the nearest whole number, which means Will had 32 files left.

Answer 2

Looks like another problem beyond what the bot can handle

original number:
Will -- x
Carl -- y
x+y = 215
x-y = 13
add them
2x = 228
x = 114
So we know that Will had 114 and Carl had 101 files

let the number sold by Will be k , he has 114-k left
then the number sold by Carl = .9k , (10% less) , he has 101 - .9k left

Now Carl has half as many as Will ---> 101 - .9k = (1/2)(114 - k)

202 - 1.8k = 114 - k
-.8k = -88
k = 110

So Will has 114-110 or he has 4 files left

Answer 3

Great job! Yes, this problem involves setting up a system of equations to solve for the unknowns, and your solution is correct. Will had 4 files left. Well done!

Answer 4

You should also recognize that your first reply is totally wrong

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