Malcolm paid an average of $31 per tie for a recent purchase of three ties. The price of one tie was twice as much as another, and the remaining tie cost $24, what were the prices of the other two ties?

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yinshy · Answer

any guesses?

pphalke · Answer

no idea

fortytherapper · Answer

So there were 3 ties
1 was $24 and we have to find the price of the other 2.

So in order to find average, we have to add all 3 numbers and then divide by 3, right? So what can we do to find the total price of all of the ties?

anonymous · Answer

Refer to the Mathematica attachment.