Question

Emma took 35 pictures of flowers on a nature walk and an additional 3 pictures of each bird she saw. She took a total of 83 pictures. Which equation can be used to find the number of birds, x, that Emma saw on her walk?. . 35x + 3x = 83. . 35 + 3 = 83x. . 35x + 3 = 83. . 35 + 3x = 83

Answer 1

Option A. 35 + 3x = 83

Explanation:

Emma took 35 picture of flowers on a nature walk.

She took 3 pictures of each bird she saw.

If x be the number of birds she saw during her nature walk. then total picture of birds = 3x

Total pictures taken by her were = 83

Therefore, total pictures of flowers + total pictures of birds = 83

(35 + 3x = 83 )

Option A 35 + 3x = 83 is the answer.

Answer 2

Let the number of birds be x. Then, total number of pictures of flowers that Emma tookon a nature walk = 35. And, she also took additional 3 pictures of each bird she saw. The, total number of pictures of flowers and the birds is 83. Thus, we form equation as: 35 + 3x = 83