Question

Ashley created 3 music playlists using a total of 48 rock and pop songs. Each playlist has 9 rock songs. Each playlist also has the same number of pop songs. Which equation could be used to determine the number of pop songs, x

, Ashley has in each playlist?

choices:
3(x+9)=48
3x+9=48
9x+3=48

Answer 1

Answer: 3(x+9)=48

Explanation:

So the total is 48 so we know it will =48

3 is the number of playlists she has

x is the # of pop songs

we know EACH playlist has 9 rock songs

Answer 2

The answer is 9x+3=48
And the number of pop songs are 7