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4 July, 19:49

Jon caught four fish that weighed a total of 252 pounds. The kingfish weighed twice as much as the amberjack and the white marlin weighed twice as much as the kingfish. The weight of the tarpon was 5 times the weight of the amberjack. How much did each fish weigh?

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  1. 4 July, 20:33
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    1 Amberjack

    Kingfish equals 2 Amberjacks

    Marlin equals 2 Kingfish or 4 Amberjacks

    Tarpon equals 5 AmberJacks

    So:

    1A plus 2A plus 4A plus 5A equals the 252.

    (where A is weight of the AmberJack).

    Therefore:

    12A equals 252, and A is 21. (252/12 = 21)

    Then:

    The Amberjack is 21Ibs.

    The Kingfish (twice as much as A) is 42Ibs.

    The Marlin (four times A) is 84Ibs.

    And the Tarpon (five times A) is 105Ibs.

    To Check:

    21 + 42 + 84 + 105 = 252
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