Asked by Anna
Chloe, Emma, and Pilar shared 540 beads. Chloe took 90 beads. Pilar took 3 times as many as the
total number of beads Chloe and Emma took. How many beads must Pilar give to Emma so that both
receive the same number of beads?
total number of beads Chloe and Emma took. How many beads must Pilar give to Emma so that both
receive the same number of beads?
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Answered by
oobleck
c+e+p = 540
after the sharing, we have
c = 90
p = 3(c+e)
Now pilar gives y beads to emma, so that
p-y = e+y
now just solve for y
I get y = 180
after the sharing, we have
c = 90
p = 3(c+e)
Now pilar gives y beads to emma, so that
p-y = e+y
now just solve for y
I get y = 180
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