Question

A drawer contains 24 spoons and forks. There are three times as many spoons as forks.

Answer 1

The required linear equation is m + ( 3 m) = 24 : m = number of forks

Explanation:

Here, the given question is INCOMPLETE.

Write a system of linear equation that represents this situation .

A drawer contains 24 spoons and forks. There are three times as many spoons as forks.

Now, according to the given question:

Let us assume the number of forks = m

So, the number of spoons = 3 x ( Number of forks ) = 3 x (m) = 3 m

Now, Number of Spoons + Number of forks = 24

⇒ m + ( 3 m) = 24

Hence the required linear equation is m + ( 3 m) = 24

here : m = number of forks