Question

Keith and his little brother, Sean, carried the bags of groceries into the house after their

grandmother went shopping. Because Keith is older, he carried 3 times as many bags as
Sean.
Pick the diagram that models the ratio in the story.
Keith
Sean
Keith
Sean
If Keith carried 6 bags of groceries, how many bags were there altogether?
bags

Answer 1

8 bags altogether

Explanation:

Again, without a photo, I can't choose the diagram. Very sorry.

k is Keith, s is Sean

k = 3s

substitute in bags Keith carried and solve for s

6 = 3s

divide both sides by 3

s = 2

Keith carried 6, Sean carried 2,

6 + 2 = 8 bags total