Bill has 6 times as many nuts as Harry, and Harry has twice as many nuts as Sue. If Sue has 48 nuts, how many do Bill and Harry have combined?
Thoughts? Step-by-step reasoning:
If Sue has 48 nuts, and Harry has twice as many nuts as Sue, Harry has 2 * 48 = 96 nuts. Bill has 6 times as many nuts as Harry, and since Harry has 96 nuts, Bill has 96 * 6 = 576 nuts. Combined, Bill and Harry have 576 + 96 = 672 nuts.
Thus, the answer is 672.