Question

Keyoka has some bows. She has 8 more purple bows than green bows. She has twice as many orange bows as purple bows. She has 9 green bows. How many bows does Keyoka have altogether?

Student's solution: Work backwards.
Keyoka has 9 green bows.
She has 8 more purple bows than green bows (9 + 8 = 17).
She has twice as many orange bows as purple bows (17 × 2 = 34).
So Keyoka has 9 + 17 + 34 or 60 bows.
Use a similar strategy to solve this problem.
Jessica has some markers. She has 5 more black markers than blue markers. She has 4 times as many red markers as black markers. She has 8 blue markers.
How many markers does Jessica have altogether?(ANSWER BELOW)
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Answer 1

52 + 8 + 13 or 73 Markers

Explanation:

5 more black markers than blue

Blue markers (8)

8 + 5 = 13

4 times more red than black

(13 black)

13 * 4 = 52

Started out with 8 blue

52 + 8 + 13 = 72 Total markers.