Lucy, sam, and bob served a total of 72 orders monday at the school cafeteria. bob served 3 times as many orders as lucy. lucy served 8 more orders than sam. how many orders did they each serve?

let

x-------> the number of Lucy's orders

y-------> the number of Sam's orders

z-------> the number of Bob's orders

we know that

----> equation A

-----> equation B

-----> equation C

substitute equation B and C in equation A

find z

find y

therefore

the answer is

the number of Lucy's orders is

the number of Sam's orders is

the number of Bob's orders is

$126,000

Step-by-step explanation:

16% of 150,000 is 24,000

150,000-24,000=126,000