Question

Jenin andrea marie are picking apples andre pics three times as many pounds as maria jane picks two times as many pounds is andre the total weight of the apples is 140 pounds how many pounds does andre pic

Answer 1

Let x=apples that Andre picks
Then x/3=apples that Maria picks
And 2x=apples that Jane picks 
Soooo, 
x +(x/3)+2x=840 multiply each term by 3

3x+x+6x=2520 collect like terms
10x=2520
x=252