Tennessee, New Mexico, and Michigan have a total of 26 representatives in the U.S House of representatives. Michigan has 15 representatives and Tennessee has 3 times as many as New Mexico.How many representatives does the state Tennessee have?

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New Mexico has 3 seats, and 3 times as many are 9 representatives.
Tennessee has 9 representatives.
Your numbers don't add up.
Michigan 15 reps
26-15=11
11 reps left.
If New Mexico has 3 and Tennessee has 9.
9+3=12
You have one to many reps.