Question

ali has 4 more hats than mahd and half as many hats as arish. if the three together have 24 hats, how many hats does arish have?​

Answer 1

Arish has 14 hats

Explanation:

let x = mahd's hats

x + 4 = ali's hats

if ali has half as many as arish, therefore, arish has twice of ali's

2(x + 4)

together, they have 24 hats. let us add them all

x + x+4 + 2(x+4) = 24

x + x + 4 + 2x + 8 = 24

4x + 12 = 24

4x = 12

x = 3

mahd's hat = x

mahd has 3 hats

alis's hats = x + 4

ali has 7 hats

arish's hats = 2(x+4)

arish has 14 hats

3+7+14 = 24