Question

Lori and Craig work in an apple orchard. One week, Craig picks 459 apples, and Lori picks four times as many apples as Craig. If Lori and Craig arrange all of the apples in three equal groups, how many are in each group?

Answer 1

765

Explanation:

Craig picks 4 times 459 apples, or 1836 apples. The total number Lori and Craig picked is ...

total apples = 459 +1836 = 2295

Each of the three equal groups will have 1/3 this number of apples, so will have ...

1/3 × 2295 = 765 . . . apples

There are 765 apples in each group.