Question

Juan has 5 times as many dogs as Pedro. Carlos has 1 dog less than Pedro. If the total number of dogs between them is 20, how many dogs does each pet owner have?

Answer 1

Jaun has 15

Pedro has 3

Carlos has 1

Explanation:

• so it needs to equal 20
• if jaun has 5 times as many dogs as pedro it pedro has to have less than 4
• Carlos Has 1 Dog Less Than Pedro so that limits it between 2 and 3 because carlos can't have 0 dogs
• so if pedro has 3 dogs than jaun has 15
• 5•3=15
• if pedro has 3 dogs than carlos has 2
• 3–1=2
• all three have 20 in total
• 15+3+2=20