Question

Alma was making soup, her recipe called for 24 potatoes, 15 carrots, and 4 stalks of celery.How many onions should she add, if it needs to be the same amount as the average of the potatoes and carrots?

Answer 1

19.5

Explanation:

First, we have to find the average of the pottoes and carrots. To do this we divide the sum of the potatoes and carrots by 2.

24+15=39

39/2=19.5

Alma will need 19.5 onions.

Answer 2

10

Explanation: