Question

Jane, Andre, and Maria are picking apples. Andre picks three times as many pounds as Maria. Jane picks two times as many pounds as Andre. The total is 840 pounds. How many pounds did Andre pick?

Answer 1

252pounds

Explanation:

Assign Maria x. then Andre would be 3x and Jane would be 6x. Making an equation would be x+3x+6x=840 making x=84

Then Andre=3x=252