Question

Emma's dad is a police officer. One

afternoon, he stopped 19 people for
speeding, which was 12 more than the
previous day and 7 more than the day
before that. How many people did
Emma's dad stop for speeding during
that three-day period?

Answer 1

Let's say he stopped 19 people on Wednesday.

Wed - 19 people stopped

Tues - 19-12 is 7, so he saved 7 people that day

Mon - 19-7 is 12. so 12 people stopped on monday

so in all (including Wednesday) he stopped 38 people

Explanation:

I'm sorry if it's wrong

Answer 2

The answer is
19 - 12 is 7
19 - 7 is 12
And he stopped 19 today
He stopped 38 people’s in a 3 days periods