Question

Jimmy,Andrew, and Richard collect comic books. Jimmy has five more comic books than Andrew, and Richard has four times as many comic books as jimmy. Together they have 145 comic books. Fine the number of comic books each person has

Answer 1

Jimmy = 25

Andrew = 20

Richard = 100

Explanation:

J = Jimmys # of comics

J - 5 = Andrews # of comics

4J = Richards # of comics

6J - 5 = 145

+5 +5

6J = 150

divide by 6

J = 25

plug 25 into the if statements above for J