Peter picked one pepper more than Paul. Pat picked one pepper more than Pam. Peter and Paul picked 10 more peppers than Pat and Pam. Peter, Paul, Pat and Pam picked 60 peppers. How many peppers did Peter pick?
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70, 80 I lost track.
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Peter picked a peck.
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18? Peter 18, Paul 17, Pam 13, Pat 12?
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18 Let's use the following variables: E: pEter's amount L: pauL's amount P: Pat's amount M: paM's amount We can write the following four statements: E = 1 + L P = 1 + M E + L = 10 + P + M E + L + P + M = 60 Adding the last two statements, we get: 2 * (E + L) = 70 Replacing here the value of L from the first statement: 2 * (E + (E - 1)) = 70 Taking the half: 2 * E - 1 = 35 2 * E = 36 E = 18 (Peter) (The answer to the question) This yields L = 17 (Paul) Making the difference of the last two statements, we get: (P + M) = 50 - (P + M) P + M = 25 Replacing here the value of P from the second statement: 1 + (2 * M) = 25 2 * M = 24 M = 12 (Pam) This yields P = 13 (Pat)
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my name is pamela. [[pam for short]] and i dont remember picking any peppers today..
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Peter picked a peck of pickled peppers (however many are in a "peck").
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