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?

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Eleana · Answer 1 · 2021-07-26T12:58:21+0000

Answer:

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