Shelly made 5 more sales calls than Clark . Shelly and Clark made a total of 33 sales calls. How many sales calls did each make .
clark + clark + 5 = 33
2 clarks = 28
clark = 14
so
shelly = 19
To solve this problem, we can set up a system of equations based on the given information.
Let's assume that the number of sales calls made by Clark is "x".
Since Shelly made 5 more sales calls than Clark, the number of sales calls made by Shelly is "x + 5".
According to the problem statement, the total number of sales calls made by both Clark and Shelly is 33.
So, we can set up the equation:
x + (x + 5) = 33
Now, we can solve this equation to find the values of x and x + 5.
Combining like terms:
2x + 5 = 33
Subtracting 5 from both sides:
2x = 33 - 5
Simplifying:
2x = 28
Dividing both sides by 2:
x = 28 / 2
x = 14
Therefore, Clark made 14 sales calls, and Shelly made 14 + 5 = 19 sales calls.