Quincy, Ralph, Samantha and Teresa all joined a summer reading program. Quincy read five more books than Ralph did. Ralph read h

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Quincy, Ralph, Samantha and Teresa all joined a summer reading program. Quincy read five more books than Ralph did. Ralph read h

alf as many books as Samantha did. Samantha read three books less than Teresa did. Teresa read eleven books. How many books did Quincy read?
Please help ASAP! :(

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Dominik [7] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-26T17:29:18+03:00

Dominik [7]3 years ago

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Answer:

Quincy read 9 books.

Step-by-step explanation:

Work backwards. Samantha read three less books than Teresa (11-3=8). Ralph read half as many books as Samantha (8/2 = 4). Quincy read five more books than Ralph (4 + 5 = 9).