Question

Please help!!

Mr. Paquette has a combined total of
8 pencils and pens. For each pencil
that he has, Mr. Paquette has 3 pens.
How many or each does Mr.
Paquette have?
Equation 1:
Equation 2:
Answer:

Answer 1

Let's assume that Mr. Paquette has x pencils.

From the problem, we know that for each pencil he has, he also has 3 pens. So the total number of pens he has is 3 times the number of pencils:

Number of pencils = x

Number of pens = 3x

The total number of pencils and pens combined is given as 8, so we can write:

x + 3x = 8

Simplifying, we get:

4x = 8

x = 2

Therefore, Mr. Paquette has 2 pencils and 3x2=6 pens.