Gwen had
45 as many caramel apples as Archie. Archie had
38 as many caramel apples as Justin. If Justin had 112 more caramel apples than Gwen, find the total number of caramel apples that was shared among these 3 children at first.
| Gwen |
Archie |
Justin |
| 4x3 |
5x3 |
|
| |
3x5 |
8x5 |
| 12 u |
15 u |
40 u |
Archie is the repeated identity.
LCM of 5 and 3 = 15
Number of more caramel apples that Justin had more than Gwen
= 40 u - 12 u
= 28 u
28 u = 112
1 u = 112 ÷ 28 = 4
Total number of caramel apples
= 12 u + 15 u + 40 u
= 67 u
= 67 x 4
= 268
Answer(s): 268
