Question

A company made 4 million in the second quarter this is one third more than I made in the first quarter and forfeits of what I made in the third quarter how much did the company make in the three quarters combined

Answer 1

From the given: 2nd quarter = 4 million
Let x and y be the amount made in the first and third quarter such that,
1st quarter: 4 = (x + x/3) ; x = 3 million
3rd quarter: 4 = (4/5)y ; y = 5 million

Adding together the amounts for the first three quarter is become 12 million.