Question

Gus has skydived 4 more times than Nico. Emma has skydived 16 times, how many times has Gus skydived?

Answer 1

We know that Emma has skydived 16 times, and also Emma has skydived twice as many times as Nico, so Nico has skydived:

$\begin{gathered} \text{Emma}=2\cdot\text{Nico} \\ 16=2\cdot Nico \\ Nico=\frac{16}{2}=8 \end{gathered}$

So, Nico has skydived 8 times.

Finally, we know that Gus has skydived 4 more times than Nico, so:

$\begin{gathered} Gus=\text{Nico}\cdot4 \\ \text{Gus}=8\cdot4=32 \end{gathered}$

Gus has skydived 32 times.