Question

The three boys in Josh's family own a total of 28 games. The youngest, Kyle has 8 games. Josh has 4 times as many games as his older brother, Marcus. How many games does Josh own?

A 20 games
B 16 games
C 12 games
D 4 games

Answer 1

Let's use variables to represent the number of games that Marcus and Josh own.

We know that Kyle has 8 games, so the total number of games owned by Marcus and Josh must be 28 - 8 = 20.

We also know that Josh has 4 times as many games as Marcus. So, let's say Marcus has x games. Then, Josh has 4x games.

The total number of games owned by Marcus and Josh is x + 4x = 5x. We know that 5x = 20, since the total number of games owned by Marcus and Josh is 20.

Solving for x, we get x = 4.

So, Marcus has 4 games and Josh has 4x4 = 16 games.

Therefore, the answer is B) 16 games.

Answer 2

josh owns 16 games.