Answer:
62 of the email messages were spam
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the number of spam and other messages be s and o respectively.
Total number of messages= 78
s +o= 78 -----(1)
s= 4o -2 -----(2)
Substitute (2) into (1):
4o -2 +o= 78
Simplify:
5o -2= 78
+2 on both sides:
5o= 78 +2
5o= 80
Divide both sides by 5:
o= 80 ÷5
o= 16
Since s +o= 78, s= 78 -o.
s= 78 -16
s= 62
