Question

Charles and Lisa were having a watermelon eating contest. They ate twelve slices of watermelon between the two of them. Lisa ate two times as many slices of watermelon than Charles. How many slices of watermelon did Lisa eat? A. 16 B. 12 C. 8 D. 4

Answer 1

8

Explanation:

let x represent the number of of watermelon slices Charles ate.

2x+x=12

x+x+x=12

3x=12

3x/3=12/3

x=4

Charles ate 4 watermelon slices

If Lisa ate twice the amount Charles ate, that would mean she ate 8.

Answer 2

The answer should be C. 8 because two times the amount that Charles ate which is 4 equals 8 and 4+8=12