Question

Natasha had 2356 beads,Lydia had 1176 beads and Munah had 1708 beads at first .After they each used an equal number of beads Natasha had 3 times as many beads left as Lydia.How many beads did each of them use

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Given Natasha had 2356 beads,Lydia had 1176 beads and Munah had 1708 beads at first .After they each used an equal number of beads.Natasha had 3 times as many beads left as Lydia.How many beads did each of them use

• Let Natasha be x = 2356 beads
• Let Lydia be y = 1176 beads
• Let Munah be z = 1708 (not used)
• Let b be the number of beads they used each
• According to question we have x – b = 3 (y – b)
• Now 2356 – b = 3 (1176 – b)
•        2356 – b = 3528 – 3b
•      2b = 1172
• Or b = 1172 / 2
• Or b = 586

Each of them used 586 beads