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Example Question #1 : Equations
In Spot’s toy basket he has balls. There are
more stuffed animals than balls and there is double the number of ropes than balls. How many toys does Spot have in his basket?
Possible Answers:
Correct answer:
Explanation:
To solve this problem, we first have to find our unknowns. Our unknowns are the number of ropes and stuffed animals that Spot has. We can set up equations for these unknowns by letting represent ropes and
represent stuffed animals.
because he has
more stuffed animals than his
balls.
because double means
times more.
Now we need to add up our number of balls, stuffed animals and ropes to find our total.
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