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andy picked 5 tulips. briana picked 3 more tullips than andy.carly picked 16 tulips how many times as carly pick than briana need eqasion tooo plss

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's represent each person in the problem represented as a variable. You can choose any variables, but let's just say that:

Andy = A

Brianna = B

Carley = C

Now that our variables for our equation(s) are defined, let's talk about what we know:

1.) Andy picked 5 tulips, so A=5

2.) Brianna picked three more tulips than Andy, so we can write: B=A+3

And because we know that A=5, B=(5)+3 ; B=8. So Brianna picked 8 tulips.

Now we just need to compare how many times more tulips Carley picked compared to Brianna. Carley picked 16 tulips, so:

C=16

C=x*8

16=x*8

(basically: "how many times does 8 go into 16?")

x=2 times

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Kylie C. asked • 09/22/15

Andy Picked 5 tulips. Brianna picked 3 more tulips than Andy. Carley picked 16 tulips. How many times as many tulips did Carley pick than Brianna?

I need it in a equation. Thank You for helping!

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Jennifer B. answered • 09/22/15

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Let's represent each person in the problem represented as a variable. You can choose any variables, but let's just say that:

Andy = A

Brianna = B

Carley = C

Now that our variables for our equation(s) are defined, let's talk about what we know:

1.) Andy picked 5 tulips, so A=5

2.) Brianna picked three more tulips than Andy, so we can write: B=A+3

And because we know that A=5, B=(5)+3 ; B=8. So Brianna picked 8 tulips.

Now we just need to compare how many times more tulips Carley picked compared to Brianna. Carley picked 16 tulips, so:

C=16

C=x*8

16=x*8

(basically: "how many times does 8 go into 16?")

x=2 times , **so Carley picked twice as many tulips as Brianna did.**

As far as coming up with an equation, I have gone over all of the pieces in order for you to be able to come up with one equation (or however many equations you need) for solving this problem.

I hope this helps.

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