Three guys went fishing Dans fish weighed four times more than Paul's Jose's weighed?

[glee1]

half as much as Dans all three weighed 21 pounds how much does each fish weigh?

 

[Jamal]

dan=12
paul=3
jose=6

please make me best answer... despertaer for points

 

[bill]

Hello;

It has been ages since I've done this kind of problem but here it goes ...

dans fish = 4x
pauls fish = 1x
joes fish = 2x (1/2 of dans fish).

All three fish weigh a total of 21 pounds.

So lets write it this way:

4x + 1x + 2x = 21
or
4 +1 +2 * x =21
or
7 * x =21
or
x = 7/21
so
x =3
-------------------------
Dan's fish = 12 pounds
Paul's fish = 3 pounds
Jose's fish = 6 pounds

There is probably a different way of writing the problem but that is the way I would solve it.

Best of luck,

Bill