Question

Kariro had y cows. Ali had three times as much as kariro . Nabwiso had only half as kariro how many cows did nabwiso have if all had a total of 180 cows?

Answer 1

Okay, here are the steps to solve this problem:

* Kariro had y cows

* Ali had 3 times as much as Kariro, so Ali had 3y cows

* Nabwiso had half as much as Kariro, so Nabwiso had y/2 cows

* In total, they had:

** Kariro: y cows

** Ali: 3y cows

** Nabwiso: y/2 cows

* So in total: y + 3y + y/2 = 180

* 4.5y = 180

* y = 40

* So:

** Kariro had 40 cows

** Ali had 3 * 40 = 120 cows

** Nabwiso had 40/2 = 20 cows

Therefore, if the total cows was 180, then Nabwiso had 20 cows.

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