Question

Keira, larry, and Gita picked apples at an apple orchard. Keira picked twice as many pounds as Larry and 3 times as many pounds as Gita. The total weight of the apples they picked was 8,360 pounds. How many pounds did each person pick?

Show your work with a diagram and explain how you found your answer.

Answer 1

K + L + G = 8360
K = 2L......L = K/2
K = 3G.....G = K/3

K + K/2 + K/3 = 8360....multiply everything by 6
6K + 3K + 2K = 50160
11K = 50160
K = 50160/11
K = 4560 <=== Keira (K) picked 4560 lbs

L = K/2
L = 4560/2
L = 2280 <=== Larry (L) picked 2280 lbs

G = K/3
G = 4560/3
G = 1520 <=== Gita (G) picked 1520 lbs