Question

Mrs. Albert has three times as many gladiolas as Mr. Haas. Together they have 128 gladiolas. How many gladiolas does Mrs. Albert have?

Answer 1

96

Explanation:

Let the gladiolas Mr Haas has be x

We know that Mrs Albert has 3 times as many gladiolas as Mr. Haas, so Mrs Albert has:

3x gladiolas

Together they have 128 gladiolas, so:

x + 3x = 128

4x = 128

x = 128/4

x = 32

Therefore Mr Haas has 32 gladiolas & if Mrs. Albert has 3 times more than him she has (32x3) = 96 gladiolas.

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