SOLUTION: In an archery competition, Galen hits the bullseye three times as often as Jason. Jason hits it four times fewer than Kevin and Eddy hits it one less than twice the number of time

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Question 290210: In an archery competition, Galen hits the bullseye three times as often as Jason. Jason hits it four times fewer than Kevin and Eddy hits it one less than twice the number of times that Kevin does. Nathalie hits the bullseye as many times as Jason and Galen combined. If Kevin hits the bullseye 9 times, how many times was the bullseye hit?

(A)24 (B) 42 (C) 54 (D) 60 (E) 66

Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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g=3j
j=-4+k
e=2k-1
n=j+g
k=9
g = 15, j = 5, k = 9, n = 20, s = 17
total 66