Lena has 16 candy bars. She needs 5 more candy bars to have 3 times as many as Kevin, and Kevin has 4 candy bars less than Nicole. How many more candy bars does Lena have than Nicole?
Thoughts? Step-by-step reasoning:
Kevin has (16 + 5) / 3 = 7 candy bars. Nicole has 7 + 4 = 11 candy bars. Lena has 16 - 11 = 5 more candy bars than Nicole.
Thus, the answer is 5.