Jim has three times as many comic books as Charles. Charles has 2/3 as many books as Bob. Bob has 27 books. How many comic books does Jim have?*

Respuesta :

Jim has 35 comic books
Translate English into Math language:

Jim = 3 x Charles and Charles = 2/3 Bob, but Bob has 27, that means
that Charles = 2/3 (27) = 18 Books. So if Charles has 18 books, Jim has 3 time more that is 18 x 3 = 54