Keira, larry, and Gita picked apples at an apple orchard. Keira picked twice as many pounds as Larry and 3 times as many pounds as Gita. The total weight of the apples they picked was 8,360 pounds. How many pounds did each person pick?

Show your work with a diagram and explain how you found your answer.

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Tristen

4 March, 12:26

Keira, larry, and Gita picked apples at an apple orchard. Keira picked twice as many pounds as Larry and 3 times as many pounds as Gita. The total weight of the apples they picked was 8,360 pounds. How many pounds did each person pick?

Show your work with a diagram and explain how you found your answer.

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Lizbeth Dickerson · Answer 1

K + L + G = 8360

K = 2L ... L = K/2

K = 3G ... G = K/3

K + K/2 + K/3 = 8360 ... multiply everything by 6

6K + 3K + 2K = 50160

11K = 50160

K = 50160/11

K = 4560 < = = = Keira (K) picked 4560 lbs

L = K/2

L = 4560/2

L = 2280 < = = = Larry (L) picked 2280 lbs

G = K/3

G = 4560/3

G = 1520 < = = = Gita (G) picked 1520 lbs