Pill has 3 times as many rocks as peter. together, they have 48 rocks. how many more rocks does phil have than peter?

The correct answer is 24.

Step-by-step explanation:

To be able to solve this exercise we must begin by analyzing the information we have:

We know that Pill has 3 times as many rocks as peter, and the total of rocks is 48.

Let the number of rocks Peter has be x, then:

Three times x would be: 3.x

Therefore the equation would be as follows:

3x + x = 48

4x = 48

x = 48: 4

x = 12

If we now know that x represents 12, we must only multiply it by 3 to know how many rocks Pill has:

3 . 12 = 36

Therefore, if Peter is 12, and Pill 36, then Pill has 24 rocks more than Peter.