Question

Ben began peeling a pile of 64 potatoes

Answer 1

The number of potatoes peeled by Tom was 36 potatoes after peeling a pile of 64 potatoes

What is an equation?

An equation is an expression that shows the relationship between two or more variables and numbers.

Let t represent the time after Tom joined.

number of potatoes peeled by Ben = 2(5 minutes) + 2t = 2t + 10

number of potatoes peeled by Tom = 4t

Since they are 64 potatoes, hence:

2t + 10 + 4t = 64

t = 9 minutes

number of potatoes peeled by Tom = 4(9) = 36 potatoes

The number of potatoes peeled by Tom was 36 potatoes after peeling a pile of 64 potatoes

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