Question

Henry’s mom made fruit arrangements for a party. She made 3 times as many strawberry arrangements as pineapple arrangements. Henry’s mom made a total of 20 arrangements. How many arrangements if each type did Henry’s mom make? Complete the bar model. Write an equation and solve

Answer 1

15 strawberry arrangements, 5 pineapple arrangements

Explanation:

First, you come up with an equation based on the problem:

3x+x=20

Then you simplify:

4x=20

Now you divide 20 by 4 to get the answer 5 FOR X

Still you have to find out the strawberry arrangements

Since it is three times, multiply 5 and 3 to get 15

5 strawberry arrangements, 5 pineapple arrangements