Question

Jim is helping his dad cook hamburgers for his family and friends. There are 15 people. Each person wants two hamburgers. Three people want hamburgers with cheese. Two people want hamburgers with mustard. Two people want hamburgers with catsup. The rest want them plain. How many plain hamburgers will Jim and his dad make?

8
16
21
23

Answer 1

23?

Answer 2

16

Answer 3

@madison_taylor914 is correct

Answer 4

everyone wants 2 so you double all the numbers then subtract

Answer 5

thanks

Answer 6

The answer is because 16. Each person wants two hamburgers so 30 in all. Three people want both of their burgers with cheese so 30-6. Two people with mustard so 24-4=20. Then 2 people want both burgers with catsup so 20-4=16.