Question

Two men and a machine were picking oranges on a farm. One man picked x amount

Answer 1

The equation to represent the situation is like so:

$x+(x-12)+3(x-12)=332$

Simplify.

$x+x-12+3x-36=332$

$5x-48=332$

$5x-380=0$

Solve for the variable x.

$5x=380$

$x=76$

$first\ man =x\\second\ man =x-12\\machine=3(x-12)$

$first\ man=76\\second\ man=64\\machine=192$

Verify.

$x+(x-12)+3(x-12)=332$

$76+(76-12)+3(76-12)=332$

$76+64+192=332$

$332=332$

$LS=RS$