Answer:
Total Number of Coconuts which fell from tree are 14.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
Some coconuts fall out of a tree.
Mercy is greedy and takes half,
Joe grabs what he can, and gets five more than Frank.
Frank gets one coconut.
We need to find Total number of coconuts fell from tree.
Number of Coconuts franks has = 1
Now Given that Joe grabs what he can, and gets five more than Frank.
Number of Coconuts Joe has = Number of Coconuts franks has + 5 = 1 + 5 = 6
Also Given Mercy is greedy and takes half.
It means mercy took half of coconuts and rest half were took by Frank and Joe
Hence Number of Coconuts Mercy has = Number of Coconuts franks has + Number of Coconuts Joe has = 6 + 1 = 7
Now Total Number of Coconuts is equal to sum of Number of Coconuts Mercy has and Number of Coconuts Joe has and Number of Coconuts frank has.
Total Number of Coconuts = 7 + 1 + 6 = 14
Hence Total Number of Coconuts which fell from tree are 14.
