At the school carnival, Carmen sold 3 times as many hot dogs as Shawn. The two of them sold 152 hot dogs altogether. How many hot dogs did Carmen sell?

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Carmen sold 3 times as many hot dogs as Shawn, so if we let the number of hot dogs Shawn sold be x, then Carmen sold 3x. Together, they sold x + 3x = 4x hot dogs, which equals 152. Solving the equation 4x = 152 gives x = 38. Therefore, Carmen sold 3 * 38 = 114 hot dogs.

At the School Carnival, Carmen Sold 3 Times as Many