Jenin andrea marie are picking apples andre pics three times as many pounds as maria jane picks two times as many pounds is andr

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Ede4ka [16]

3 years ago

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Jenin andrea marie are picking apples andre pics three times as many pounds as maria jane picks two times as many pounds is andr

e the total weight of the apples is 140 pounds how many pounds does andre pic

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Sindrei [870] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-05T13:16:38+03:00

Sindrei [870]3 years ago

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<span>Let x=apples that Andre picks
Then x/3=apples that Maria picks
And 2x=apples that Jane picks
Soooo,
x +(x/3)+2x=840 multiply each term by 3

3x+x+6x=2520 collect like terms
10x=2520
x=252</span>