Question

Jane, Andre, and Maria pick apples. Andre picks three times as many pounds as Maria. Jane picks two times as many pounds as Andre. The total weight of the apples is 840 pounds. How many pounds of apples does Andre pick?

Answer 1

Here's what we know: a = 3mj = 2aj + a + m = 840 Since we have values for our variables, we can start putting them in :2a + 3m + m = 8402*3m + 3m +m = 8406m + 3m + m = 84010m = 840m = 84 andre = 3 * 84a = 252 Andre picked 252 pounds