Question

Jim has three times as many books as Charles. Charles has 2/3 the amount of books as Bob. Bob has 27 books. How many books does Jim have?

Answer 1

Jim has 54 books.

Explanation:

1. Multiply two thirds of 27 to find the amount of books Charles has. Your equation should look like this:

2/3 x 27 = 18

This means that Charles has 18 books.

2. Jim has three times as many books as Charles so you need to multiply 18 by 3 to find how many books Jim has.

18 x 3 = 54

This means that Jim has 54 books

3. The question wants your answer to be how many books Jim has, so your answer should be:

Jim has 54 books.

Answer 2

Bob has 27 books, Charles has 2/3 the amount of Bob.

Multiply two thirds of 27 to find the amount of books Charles.
2/3 * 27 = 18

Charles has 18 books.

Jim has three times as many books as Charles.

Multiply 18 by 3 to find how many books Jim has.
18 * 3 = 54

Jim has 54 books

The question asks how many books Jim has, so your answer should be: Jim has 54 books.