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Paula, Myran and Chris caught 25 fish. Paula caught 1 more than Chris and 5 fever than Myran. How m
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Question 228476: I am a mother of a 5th grader with this word problem we can not figuer out.
Paula, Myran and Chris caught 25 fish. Paula caught 1 more than Chris and 5 fever than Myran. How many fish did each catch?
Found 3 solutions by rfer, JenniferTutors, mangeshpjoshi:
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
chris=x=6
paula=x+1=7
myran=x+6=12
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x+(x+1)+(x+6)=25
3x+7=25
subtract 7
3x+7-7=25-7
3x=18
x=6
Answer by JenniferTutors(83) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Answer by mangeshpjoshi(15) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
respected madam,
it is my great pleasure that i could solve the problem ,
this is the right answer i am confident ,you can take into your account.
solution
suppose charis caught x fishes
paula = (x+1)
and maryan caught y no of fishes so as per give instruction and to convert this problem into single variable ie into either y or x
we have to equate two equation here
x+1 =y-5
we get x= y-6
put it into sum of three = 25
y-6) +(y-5)+y =25
3y-11=25
3y=36
y=12
so maryan cought y =12 fishes
and paula caught y-5= 12-5=7 fishes
and charis =y-6=6 fishes
so this is correct as 6+7+12 =25 fishes
thanks
faithfully
mangesh joshi
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