ijezie has twice as many apples as Mohammed and Mohammed has three times as many apples as Bamidele. if the three men have a total of 360 apples . Find the number of apples owned by Mohammed?

Answer 1

i = Ijezie's apples

m = Mohammed's apples

b = Bamidele's apples

Ijezie has twice as many apples as Mohammed means:

i = 2 m

Mohammed has three times as many apples as Bamidele means:

m = 3 b

Divide both sides by 3

m / 3 = b

b = m / 3

The three men have a total of 360 apples means:

i + m + b = 360

2 m + m + m / 3 = 360

Multiply both sides by 3

6 m + 3 m + m = 1080

10 m = 1080

m = 1080 / 10 = 108

108 apples are owned by Muhammad.