Jennifer bought twice as many candies as Emily and three times as many as Bob bought. If Emily bought 6 candies, how many candies did Bob buy? Give me reasons, before answering the question
Jennifer bought twice as many as Emily (who bought 6 candies) which is 6 * 2 = 12 candies. 12 candies (that Jennifer bought) is three times as much as what Bob bought which means 3 * what Bob bought = 12. Dividing both sides of the equation by 3 gives: Number of candies Bob bought = 12 / 3 = 4 candies. So the final answer is 4.