In the bowl of candy bars there are Snickers, Kit Kats and Milky Way . I counted n Snickers bars. I had twice as many Kit Kats as Snickers . I had four fewer Milky Way candy bars than Kit Kats. There are a total of 61 candy bars. How many of each do I have?
Let
n -----> number of sniker bars
x-----> number of Kit Kats
y ----> number of Milky way
we have that
n+x+y=61 ------> equation A
x=2y ------> equation B
y=x-4 -----> equation C
Solve the equation B and C
substitute equation B in equation C
y=(2y)-4
2y-y=4
y=4
Find the value of x
x=2(4)
x=8
Find the value of n
substitute the value of x and the value of y in equation A
n+8+4=61
n+12=61
n=61-12
n=49
therefore
the answer is
49 snikers
8 Kit Kat
4 Millky Way