A local school is holding a food drive. Mark brings in 4 times as many cans as Jaydon. Jaydon brings in 5 more than twice the amount of cans that Rachel brought in. If there are 135 cans total, how many cans did Mark bring in? Give me reasons, before answering the question
Let x represent the number of cans Rachel brought in. Jaydon:5 + 2x. Mark:4(5 + 2x) = 20 + 8x. Total:x + 5 + 2x + 20 + 8x = 135. 11x + 25 = 135. 11x = 110. x = 10. Mark: 20 + 8(10) = 100 cans. So the final answer is 100.