Question

Julia sold 24 candy bars during the first week.
The number of candy bars she sold during the second week was 6 more than 2 times the number of candy bars she sold during the first week.

The number of candy bars she sold during the the third week was 4 less than 1.5 times the number of candy bars she sold during the second week.
What was the total number of candy bars Julia sold during the three weeks?

Answer 1

So Julia sells 24 candy bars the first week. The second week she sold 6 more than 2 times the number of the first week. So the equation would be 24•2+6 = 54. So 54 would equal the amount she sold the second week. The third week she should 4 less than 1.5 times the number of the second week. The equation to find the third week would be 54•1.5-4=77. To find the amount total of all three weeks you would add 24, 54, and 77. The answer is 155 total candy bars.

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