Question

Five students participated in an Easter egg hunt. Ally snatched up one

quarter of all of the eggs. Brett only managed to get half of what Ally

found. Lee snagged six more than Brett. Jen ended up with half of Lee's

take, while Lisa snagged three times that. How many eggs were there in

total?

Answer 1

There were a total of 72 Easter eggs.

Explanation:

Since five students participated in an Easter egg hunt, where Ally snatched up one quarter of all of the eggs, Brett only managed to get half of what Ally found, Lee snagged six more than Brett, Jen ended up with half of Lee's take, While Lisa snagged three times that, to determine how many eggs were there in total, the following calculation must be performed:

Ally: 0.25X

Brett: 0.125X

Read: 0.125X + 6

Jen: 0.0625X + 3

Smooth: 0.1875X + 9

X - 0.25X - 0.125X - 0.125X - 0.0625X - 0.1875X = 0.25

0.25X = 6 + 3 + 9

0.25X = 18

Ally: 18

Brett: 9

Read: 15

Jen: 7.5

Smooth: 22.5

18 + 9 + 15 + 7.5 + 22.5 = X

72 = X

Thus, there were a total of 72 Easter eggs.