SOLUTION: A, B and C picked a total of 230 liters of cranberries. A picked 10 liters more than B, and C picked twice as much as A. How much did each of them pick?
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Question 399417: A, B and C picked a total of 230 liters of cranberries. A picked 10 liters more than B, and C picked twice as much as A. How much did each of them pick?
- Show how you arrived at your answer.
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Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Write an equation for each statement (work it in terms of A):
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"A, B and C picked a total of 230 liters of cranberries."
A + B + C = 230
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" A picked 10 liters more than B,"
A = B + 10
B = A - 10
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"and C picked twice as much as A."
C = 2A
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In the 1st equation, replace B with (A-10), replace C with 2A
A + (A-10) + 2A = 230
4A = 230 + 10
A =
A = 60 liters
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B = 60 - 10
B = 50 liters
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C = 2(60)
C = 120 liters
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Check
60 + 50 + 120 = 230
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