Question

Alice and Claire go apple picking. When they are done, Claire has 3 times as many apples in her basket as Alice has in hers. All of the apples are whole. What are the three different possibilities for numbers of apples that could be in the baskets?

Answer 1

If Alice has 2, Claire has 6

If Alice has 4, Claire has 12

If Alice has 10, Claire has 30

Explanation:

apples = Alice + (Alice x 3)