Question

There are 3900 workers in the three main buildings downtown. Twice as many people work in the largest building as in the smallest of the three. There are 500 more workers in the second-largest building than in the smallest building. How many workers are in each building?

Answer 1

There are 850 workers in the smallest building, 1350 workers in the second-largest building, and 1700 workers in the largest building.