Question

Molly went to the beach and collected a bag of seashells. She kept half of her collection. She gave the other half to Beth and Jack. Jack received three times as many seashells as Beth. If Beth received 8 seashells, how many seashells did Molly collect at the beach?

64

56

32

24

Answer 1

Molly got a bag containing x sea shells..

0.5x = B + J

J = 3B

B = 8, so jack = 3 (8 ) = 24..

Jack + Berth = 24 + 8 = 32..

Molly gave half to J & B ..

so Molly collected = 2 (32) = 64... sea shells...

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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