Question

Dante has twice as many jelly beans as Carlos. Natalia has 4 more jelly beans than Carlos and Dante together. All together, Dante, Carlos, and Natalia have 58 jelly beans. How many jelly beans does Carlos have?

Answer 1

. We know that Dante has twice as many jelly beans as Carlos, and Natalia has 4 more jelly beans than Carlos and Dante combined.

Let's say Carlos has x jelly beans.

According to the information given, Dante would have 2x jelly beans, and Natalia would have (x + 2x + 4) jelly beans.

Now, we can add up all the jelly beans: x + 2x + (x + 2x + 4) = 58.

Simplifying the equation, we get 6x + 4 = 58.

By solving for x, we find that Carlos has 9 jelly beans.

Answer 2

Answer:

Carlos has 9 jelly beans.

Let's denote the number of jelly beans Carlos has as C.

1. Dante has twice as many as Carlos, so Dante has 2C

2. Natalia has 4 more jelly beans than both Carlos and Dante together so she has:

(C+ 2C + 4) = 3C + 4

3. All together they have 58:

C + 2C + (3C + 4) = 58

4. Combining like terms:

6C + 4 = 58

6C = 54

C = 9