Marcus has three times as many cheese crackers as Mona. Nicholas has 6 more crackers than Mona. If Marcus has 27 crackers, how many crackers does Nicholas have?
Thoughts? Step-by-step reasoning:
Mona has 27 / 3 = 9 cheese crackers. Nicholas has 9 + 6 = 15 cheese crackers.
Thus, the answer is 15.