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Kaitlin,Scott and bill served a total of 81 orders on Monday .Kaitlin served 9 fewest orders than Scott .bill served 3 times as many orders as Scott . How many orders did they each serve?

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Answer: Scott - 18, Kaitlin - 9, Bill - 54

Explanation:

Let's view this as units. There are a total of 81 units. If we solve for Scott's orders:

Kaitlin served 9 fewer orders than Scott. We add 9 to 81 --> 9 + 81 = 90.

Now if we view Scott's orders as one unit:

Scott - 1 unit

Kaitlin (after adding 9) - 1 unit

Bill - 3 units (he served 3 times as many orders as Scott)

In total there are 3 + 1 + 1 = 5 units.

90 / 5 = 18.

Therefore, Scott served 18 orders.

18 - 9 = 9.

Kaitlin served 9 orders.

18 x 3 = 54.

Bill served 54 orders.

And to check our answer, 54 + 18 + 9 is 81.

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