Question

Elizabeth has a lot of jewelry. She has four times as many earrings as watches and twice as many necklaces as watches.

- If Elizabeth has 42 pieces of jewelry, how many necklaces, earrings, and watches does she have?

Answer 1

6 watches, 12 necklaces, and 24 earrings.

Explanation:

turn the number of watches into x

42 = 4x + 2x + x

42 = 7x

x = 6

she has 6 watches, 12 necklaces, and 24 earrings