Question

Norman had 125 more seashells than Ashley. Jolene had half as many seashells as Ashley. If they had 765 seashells in all, how many seashells did Jolene have?

Answer 1

N = A + 125

J = A/2

N + J + A = (A+125) + A/2 + A = 765

Solve for A, then N and J.