Thursday, May 13, 2010

Four couples drank 44 glasses of lemonade, Ann had 2, betty 3, carol 4 and lisa 5?

Mr. Brown drank just as many glasses as his wife but each of the other men drank more than their wives. Mr. Green drank twice as many, Mr. White three times as many and Mr. Smith four times as many. What are the last names of the four women?Four couples drank 44 glasses of lemonade, Ann had 2, betty 3, carol 4 and lisa 5?
44 glasses total.


Ann had 2.


Betty had 3.


Carol had 4.


Lisa had 5.





Mr. Brown had A glasses (A being the number his wife drank).


Mr. Green had 2B glasses (B being the number his wife drank).


Mr. White drank 3C glasses (C being the number his wife drank).


Mr. Smith drank 4D glasses (D being the number his wife drank).





The woman drank a total of 14 glasses, which leaves 30 for the men to drink.





Now you just have to play with the numbers.


D turns out to be 2, C turns out to be 3, B turns out to be 4, and A turns out to be 5.





So their names are Lisa Brown, Carol Green, Betty White, and Ann Smith.Four couples drank 44 glasses of lemonade, Ann had 2, betty 3, carol 4 and lisa 5?
brown, smith. green, and white

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