Question

Jane , Andre and Maria picked 840 pounds of apples. Andre picked 3 times as many as Maria. Jane picks 2 times as many as Andre. How many pounds did Andre pick..

Answer 1

To answer the problem, let x be the number of apples Maria picked. By this representation, the number of apples Andre picked is 3x and that Jane picked 6x apples. The sum of all apples picked is 840. The equation that represent the situation is,
 
                                 x + 3x + 6x = 840   ; x = 84 

Andre picked 3x apples. Thus, Andre picked 252 apples.