Question

Each basket at the farm stand holds 3 pounds of potatoes or 6 pounds of tomatoes. If there are 21 pounds of potatoes and 6 pounds of tomatoes, how many baskets are needed?

Answer 1

8 baskets

Explanation:

Well, we can simply divide each number by the amount of vegetables are needed.

6/6=1. We only need 1 basket for tomatoes.

21/3=7. We need 7 baskets for potatoes.

7+1=8 We need 8 total baskets.

Hope this helps! :D

Answer 2

8 baskets

Explanation:

21 lb potatoes in 3-lb baskets

21/3 = 7

7 baskets

6 lb of tomatoes in 6-lb baskets

6/6 = 1

You need 7 baskets for the potatoes and 1 basket for the tomatoes.

Total 7 + 1 = 8

Answer: 8 baskets