SOLUTION: Gail, Gus, Greg, Gordon and Gabby each had a guppy that had babies. Gail's guppy had 16 babies, Gus' guppy had 11 less babies than Gordon's. Greg's guppy had 15 less babies than Ga

Question 15392: Gail, Gus, Greg, Gordon and Gabby each had a guppy that had babies. Gail's guppy had 16 babies, Gus' guppy had 11 less babies than Gordon's. Greg's guppy had 15 less babies than Gabby's and 3 more than Gus'. Gabby's guppy had 3 dozen babies. How many babies did each guppy have?
I cant for the life figure this one - Brain Stump!!
Answer by rapaljer(4671) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Well, it appears that this is a tongue twister, intimidating more than difficult. Start at the beginning.

Gabby's guppy had 36 -- Given
Gail's guppy had 16 -- Given
Gus's guppy = Gordon's guppy - 11 We'll come back to this one!
Greg's guppy = Gabby's guppy - 15 = 36 -15= 21

Greg's guppy = 3 more than Gus, so
Gus's guppy = 3 less than Greg's = 21 - 3= 18

Go back to Gus and Gordon:
Gus = Gordon -11, so
Gordon = Gus + 11 (where Gus = 18)
= 18+11 = 29

Does that do it??

R^2 at SCC

RELATED QUESTIONS
francisco was rasing afican spotted mice. they were unusual in that every two months the... (answered by venugopalramana)

The gestation period (length of pregnancy) for male babies born in New York is normally... (answered by solver91311)

A rectangular fish tank measures 5 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 2 feet deep. If a guppy... (answered by josgarithmetic)

1. You become suspicious when a genetics researcher selects groups of 20 newborn babies... (answered by stanbon)

In 1993,one county reported that among 3108 white women who had babies, 139 were (answered by Fombitz)

In a medical study of pregnant women with 'poor' diets, 40 women, or 10% had babies in... (answered by josmiceli)

In a fish tank, there are 15 goldfish, 6 angelfish, and 18 guppies. If a fish is selected (answered by ikleyn)

This one just confuses me in the questions it asks and how to write them out A fish tank (answered by BlGDAVE)

One day 13 babies are born at a hospital. Assuming each baby has an equal chance of being (answered by Boreal,ikleyn)