In a darts competition, Karl scored 147 more than Pat and three times as much as Gwen. If their combined score came to 336, find their individual scores.

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:rolleyes: Algebra

Ok, had to think about this one.

let
Karl = K
Pat = P
Gwen = g

Then from the question
k = p + 147
k = 3g
336 = k + p + g ==> k = 336 - p - g

Therefore:-
3g = p + 147 ...eq1 and 3g = 336 - p - g ==> 4g = 336 - p ...eq2

multiply to make them equal (eq1 by 4 and eq2 by 3):-
12g = 4p + 588 and 12g = 1008 - 3p

this means that:-
4p + 588 = 1008 - 3p
7p = 1008 - 588 = 420
p = 420/7 = 60

therefore:-
K = p + 147 = 60 + 147 = 207
G = k/3 = 207/3 = 69

Check:-
207 + 69 + 60 = 336 Yep, this is right.