Question

Carli has 90 apps on her phone. Braylen has half the amount of apps as Theiss. If Carli has three times the amount of apps as Theiss, how many apps does Braylen have? Let b represent the number of Braylen’s apps and t represent the number of Theiss’s apps.

Use tape diagrams to solve the problem.

Answer 1

15 apps

Explanation:

Carli has 90 apps on her phone

carli=90

Carli has three times the amount of apps as Theiss

t=90/3=30

Braylen has half the amount of apps as Theiss.

b=t/2=30/2=15