Answer: Andrew = 20
Jimmy = 25
Richard = 100
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the number of Andrew's comic books be y.
Jimmy has five more comic books than Andrew. This means Jimmy has: y+5
Richard has four times as many comic book as jimmy. This means Richard has: 4(y+5) = 4y + 20
Since there are 145 comic books together. This can be rewritten as:
y + (y+5) + (4y+20) = 145
6y+25 = 145
6y = 145 - 25
y = 120/6
y = 20
Andrew has 20 comic books
Jimmy has five more comic books than Andrew. Jimmy has: 20+5 = 25
Richard has: 4y + 20 = 4(20) + 20 = 100
