Question

charles and lisa were having an apple eating contest. they ate 18 apples between the2 of them. lisa ate 2 more apples than charles. how many apples did lisa eat

Answer 1

The number of apples did Lisa eat is 8

Explanation:

Given as :

Total number of apple to eat in contest between Charles and Lisa = 18

Let The number of apples ate by Charles = x

So, The number of apples ate by Lisa = x + 2

Now,

Total number of apples to eat in contest between Charles and Lisa = 18

Or, x + ( x + 2 ) = 18

Or, ( x + x ) + 2 = 18

Or, 2 x = 18 - 2 = 16

∴ x =
`(16)/(2)`

I.e x = 8

So , The number of apples ate by Lisa = x = 8

The number of apples ate by Lisa = x + 2 = 8 + 2 = 10

Hence The number of apples did Lisa eat is 8 Answer