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jane, andre, and maria pick apples. andre picks three times as many pounds as maria. jane picks picks two times as many pounds as andre. the total weight of apples is 840 pounds. how many pounds of apples
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jane, andre, and maria pick apples. andre picks three times as many pounds as maria. jane picks picks two times as many pounds as andre. the total weight of apples is 840 pounds. how many pounds of apples does andre pick?

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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

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