Butter Hoarders
Probability
Level
2
Andy has x kg of butter. Zara has t kg of butter. Jim has y kg of butter.
Andy has 1/3 more butter then Zara. Jim only has 1/6 of Zara's amount.
If t = 27 cars how much do x and y equal?
Jim-36 kg butter Zara- 4.5 kg butter
Not enough information to find out
Andy- 36 kg butter Jim- 4.5 kg butter
Andy- 18 kg butter Jim- 31.5 kg butter
Andy- 36 kg butter Jim- 31.5 kg butter
None are corect
Andy- 18 kg butter Jim- 4.5 kg butter
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1 solution
It is very easy actually. 1/3 of 27 is 9. 27 + 9 = 36. So Andy has 36 kg of butter. For Jim, you divide the amount (27) by 6 getting the answer as 4.5 Jim's calculations- 6 2 7