Question

A fruit market equally divided 80 red apples into 8 containers, and equally divided 54 green apples into 6 containers. Natalie bought 1 container of red apples and 1 container of green apples. Which equation could be used to find n, the total number of apples Natalie bought?

Answer 1

Explanation:

The second one

80 / 8 tells how many red

+ 54 / 6 tells how many green

Answer 2

10 + 9 = n

19 apples

Explanation:

80 ÷ 8 = y and 56 ÷ 6 = a

n = y + a

80 ÷ 8 × 8 = y × 8

80 = 8y

80 ÷ 8 = 8y ÷ 8

y = 10

54 ÷ 6 = a

54 ÷ 6 × 6 = a × 6

6a = 54

6a ÷ 6 = 54 ÷ 6

a = 9

10 + 9 = n

19 = n