Question: Three buckets are holding different fruits. Bucket A has 4 more pieces of fruit than bucket B while bucket B has 3 more pieces of fruit than bucket C. If bucket C has 9 pieces of fruit, how many pieces of fruit are in all 3 buckets? Think carefully first, then make a decision:
Bucket B has 3 more fruits than C (which has 9 fruits) for a total of 9 + 3 = 12 fruits. Bucket A has 4 more fruits than B (which has 12 fruits) for a total of 12 + 4 = 16 fruits. All three buckets have a total of 9 + 12 + 16 = 37 fruits. So the answer is 37.