Question

Elaine has three types of nuts, peanuts, cashews and almonds, that she combines and stores in a large container: There are three times as many ounces of peanuts as of cashews. There are 5 more ounces of almonds than cashews_ The total weight of the mixed nuts is 20 ounces: How many ounces are there of peanuts?'

Answer 1

There are 9 ounces of peanuts

Make the ounces of cashews equal to three, and this works! Don’t know the math otherwise :|