Let the number of messages sent by Ravi be x.
Ahmad sent 2 times as many messages as Ravi. Therefore, Ahmad sent 2x messages.
Debra sent 8 more messages than Ravi. Therefore, Debra sent (x + 8) messages.
The sum of all the messages is 76:
[tex]x+2x+x+8=76[/tex]
Solving for x, we have:
[tex]\begin{gathered} 4x+8=76 \\ 4x=76-8 \\ 4x=68 \\ x=\frac{68}{4} \\ x=17 \end{gathered}[/tex]
The number of messages Ahmad sent will be:
[tex]2(17)=34[/tex]
The number of messages Debra sent will be:
[tex]17+8=25[/tex]
ANSWER
[tex]\begin{gathered} Debra\to25\text{ }messages \\ Ravi\to17\text{ }messages \\ Ahmad\to34\text{ }messages \end{gathered}[/tex]
