Answer:
watermelon = 4
shirt = 8
Goose = 1/2
coconut = 1
Explanation:
We can solve this problem by first converting the given information into equations.
The first equation says
Watermelon - coconut + 1 = 4
Lets simplify the equation
Watermelon - coconut = 4 - 1
Watermelon - coconut = 3 eq. 1
The second equation says
Goose + Goose = coconut
Lets simplify the equation
2Goose = coconut eq. 2
The third equation says
watermelon + shirt = 15 - 3
Lets simplify the equation
watermelon + shirt = 12 eq. 3
The fourth equation says
8 - watermelon = watermelon
Lets simplify the equation
8 = watermelon + watermelon
watermelon + watermelon = 8
2watermelon = 8
watermelon = 8/2
watermelon = 4
So we got the value of watermelon now we can substitute the value of watermelon into other equations.
Lets substitute the value of watermelon into eq. 3
watermelon + shirt = 12 eq. 3
4 + shirt = 12
shirt = 12 - 4
shirt = 8
Now Lets substitute the value of watermelon into eq. 1
Watermelon - coconut = 3 eq. 1
4 - coconut = 3
- coconut = -4 + 3
- coconut = -1
multiply both sides by -1
coconut = 1
Finally, Lets substitute the value of coconut into eq. 2
2Goose = coconut eq. 2
2Goose = 1
Goose = 1/2
We have got the value of all the unknowns
watermelon = 4
shirt = 8
Goose = 1/2
coconut = 1