Question

Two friends are collecting stuffed animals. Veronica has 5 more than double the number of stutted

animals as her friend Mariposa. Together, they have 32 stuffed animals, which equation can be used
to determine m, the number of stuffed animals Mariposa has.

Answer 1

v + m = 32 and v = 5 + 2m are the equations that are used to determine m, the number of stuffed animals Mariposa has

Number of stuffed animals Mariposa has is 9 and number of stuffed animals with Veronica is 23

Solution:

Let "v" be the number of stuffed animals with Veronica

Let "m" be the number of stuffed animals with Mariposa

Given that,

Together, they have 32 stuffed animals

Therefore,

v + m = 32 --------- eqn 1

Veronica has 5 more than double the number of stutted animals as her friend Mariposa

Therefore,

Number of stuffed animals with Veronica = 5 + 2(number of stuffed animals with Mariposa)

v = 5 + 2m ---------- eqn 2

Thus eqn 1 and eqn 2 can be used to determine m, the number of stuffed animals Mariposa has

Let us solve eqn 1 and eqn 2

Substitute eqn 2 in eqn 1

5 + 2m + m = 32

5 + 3m = 32

3m = 32 - 5

3m = 27

m = 9

Substitute m = 9 in eqn 2

v = 5 + 2(9)

v = 5 + 18

v = 23

Thus number of stuffed animals Mariposa has is 9 and number of stuffed animals with Veronica is 23