SOLUTION: Mary and Betty went apple picking. Each time Mary picked 3 apples Betty picked 5 apples. At home the girls found out that Betty collected 16 more apples than Mary. How many apples
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Question 1077213: Mary and Betty went apple picking. Each time Mary picked 3 apples Betty picked 5 apples. At home the girls found out that Betty collected 16 more apples than Mary. How many apples did each girl pick?
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Mary and Betty went apple picking.
Each time Mary picked 3 apples Betty picked 5 apples.
At home the girls found out that Betty collected 16 more apples than Mary.
How many apples did each girl pick?
:
let x = the multiplier
then
3x = no. of apples picked by Mary
and
5x = no. picked by Betty
:
" the girls found out that Betty collected 16 more apples than Mary."
5x - 3x = 16
2x = 16
x = 16/2
x = 8 is the multiplier
therefore
8(3) = 24 apples picked by Mary
and
8(5) = 40 apples picked by Betty
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