Question

Mark has 5 times as many collectibles as Maria has. Subtracting 6 from the number of collectibles Mark has and then dividing by 2 gives the number of collectibles Jim has. If Jim has 112 collectibles, how many collectibles does Maria have?

Answer 1

Explanation:

The number of collectibles with Maria = x

The number of collectibles with Mark = 5x

The number of collectibles with Jim =(5x - 6) /2

(5x - 6) /2 = 112

5x - 6 = 112 * 2

5x - 6 = 224

5x = 224 + 6

5x = 230

x = 230/5

x = 46

The number of collectibles with Maria = 46