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Gus has skydived 4 more times than Nico. Emma has skydived 16 times, how many times has Gus skydived?

Gus has skydived 4 more times than Nico. Emma has skydived 16 times, how many times-example-1
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We know that Emma has skydived 16 times, and also Emma has skydived twice as many times as Nico, so Nico has skydived:


\begin{gathered} \text{Emma}=2\cdot\text{Nico} \\ 16=2\cdot Nico \\ Nico=(16)/(2)=8 \end{gathered}

So, Nico has skydived 8 times.

Finally, we know that Gus has skydived 4 more times than Nico, so:


\begin{gathered} Gus=\text{Nico}\cdot4 \\ \text{Gus}=8\cdot4=32 \end{gathered}

Gus has skydived 32 times.

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