Question

Jake scored 2 goals in soccer this season. Jaime scored 4 times as many goals as Jake. Edgar scored 3 times as many goals as Jaime. How many goals did Edgar score?​

Answer 1

Edgar scored 24 goals in soccer this season.

Explanation:

Proportions

We can calculate the number of goals scored by Edgar this season if we follow the relationships given in the problem.

First, we know jake scored 2 goals. Also, we know Jaime scored 4 times as many goals as Jake.

This means Jaime scored 2*4 = 8 goals.

Finally, we know Edgar scored 3 times as many goals as Jaime.

Then, Edgar scored 8*3 = 24 goals.

Edgar scored 24 goals in soccer this season.