Question

Karen, Joe, and Alan served a total of 111 orders Monday at the school cafeteria. Joe served 4 times as many orders as Alan. Karen served 9 more orders than Alan. How many orders did they each serve?

Number of orders Karen served: ____
Number of orders Joe served: ____
Number of orders Alan served: ____

Answer 1

111=A +4A +(9+A)

111=6A+9

102=6A

ALan served 17

Joe served 4*17 = 68

Karen served 9+17 =26

17 +68 +26 = 111