Question

andy has 40 seashells
he has 12 more then Elodie
he has 19 fewer then navarro

drag the numbers to show how many seashells each person has

21 28 31 52 59

Answer 1

Let's break down the information given:

1. Andy has 40 seashells.
2. He has 12 more than Elodie.
3. He has 19 fewer than Navarro.

We can set up equations based on this information:

1. **Elodie:** If Andy has 40 seashells and he has 12 more than Elodie, we can express this mathematically as:
- Andy's seashells = Elodie's seashells + 12
- 40 = Elodie's seashells + 12
- Elodie's seashells = 40 - 12 = 28

2. **Navarro:** If Andy has 40 seashells and he has 19 fewer than Navarro, we can express this as:
- Andy's seashells = Navarro's seashells - 19
- 40 = Navarro's seashells - 19
- Navarro's seashells = 40 + 19 = 59

Now we have the number of seashells for each person:

- **Andy:** 40 seashells
- **Elodie:** 28 seashells
- **Navarro:** 59 seashells

From the options given (21, 28, 31, 52, 59), we can place the numbers:

- Elodie: 28
- Navarro: 59
- Andy: 40 (which isn't in the list, but it calculates correctly based on given relationships)

So, the final result is:
- **Elodie:** 28
- **Andy:** 40
- **Navarro:** 59

**Note:** The number for Andy (40) was not provided in the options, but the relationships check out accurately as outlined.