Question

a box of cashews,peanuts, and almonds contain 120 nuts. For every 2 chashews, there are 3 peanuts and 5 almonds. How many more almonds are there than cashews?

Answer 1

So,
4x + 3x + 5x= 156
12x= 156
x= 13
4x = 4 times 13= 52 Cashews
3x= 3 times 13= 39 Peanuts
52-32= 13