Mary gave her brother 1/4 of her plums and her sister 1/3 of her plums. Mary remained with 20 plums. Caluculate how many plums mary had before sharing and how many more plums her sister received than her brother

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x be the number plums that Mary had

Number of plums received by her brother = (1/4) of x  =(1/4)x

Number of plums received by her sister = (1/3)x

Remaining plums is 20.

Total plums - (plums given to brother + plums given to sister) = 20

Number of plums with Mary = 48

Number of plums received by brother= (1/4)*48 = 12 plums

Number of plums received by sister = (1/3)*48 = 16 plums

16 - 12 = 4

Her sister received 4 plums more than her brother

second option

step-by-step explanation:

the measures of a triangle equal 180. use that to find x.

2x+3x+4x=180

9x=180

9x/9=180/9

x=20

now you know x, you know angle a is 40°, angle b is 60°, angle c is 80°.

because angle a is 40°, the first option doesn't work.

because angle b is 60°, the second option does work.

when you add angle a and b, you get 100°. complementary means it equals 90°, so the third option doesn't work.

when you add angle a and c, you get 120°, which is not 100.

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