Question

If Tom has three times as many apples as Susan and Susan has one-fourth as many as
Joe, who has four, how many does Mary have if she has two more than Tom?

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Answer 1

Answer:

Assume Tom = T, Joe = J & Mary = M

Then according to the first part of question

J = 3T ,

Now for second part of question -

T = 4 times Mary ie 4M

Then J = 3 × 4M ie 12 M.

Now the total of all three given in question is 153.

So equation becomes-

J + T + M = 153,

12M + 4M + M = 153,

17M = 153,

M = 153/17 = 9.

Now J is 12M

So J = 12 × 9 = 108.

And T = 4M, So T = 4 × 9 = 36.

Hence the Answers are,

Joe = 108,

Tom = 36,

Mary = 9.