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

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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(4551) About Me  (Show Source):
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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??

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