Asked by rian
There were 4342 buttons in three bags, A, B and C. There were 18 more buttons in bag B than in bag A. There were 3 times as many buttons in bag C as in bag B. How many buttons were in bag A? With model drawing please
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Answered by
oobleck
Put the words into algebra
a+b+c = 4342
b = a+18
c = 3b
So, a=854
a+b+c = 4342
b = a+18
c = 3b
So, a=854
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