For this case we have that the total of the balls is 86. We know there are 8 footballs then:
Basketball: Two more than twice the number of footballs are basketballs, that is:
[tex]2 + 2 (8) = 2 + 16 = 18[/tex]
There are 18 Basketballs.
Baseballs: Four less than 5 times the number of footballs are baseballs, that is:
[tex]5 (8) -4 = 40-4 = 36[/tex]
There are 36 Baseballs.
Softballs: Six more than half of baseballs are softballs. That is to say:
[tex]6+ \frac {36} {2} = 6 + 18 = 24[/tex]
There are 24 Softballs
If we add we must get 86.
[tex]8 + 18 + 36 + 24 = 86[/tex]
ANswer:
There are 8 Footballs
There are 18 Basketballs.
There are 36 Baseballs.
There are 24 Softballs
