Stu bought chips, popcorn, and pretzels for a picnic. Altogether he bought 15 bags. He bought 3 bags of pretzels and three times

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Stu bought chips, popcorn, and pretzels for a picnic. Altogether he bought 15 bags. He bought 3 bags of pretzels and three times

as many bags of chips as popcorn. How many bags of chips did he buy?
Stu bought chips, popcorn, and pretzels for a picnic. Altogether he bought 15 bags. He bought 3 bags of pretzels and three times as many bags of chips as popcorn. How many bags of chips did he buy?

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MrRissso [65] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-13T02:23:56+03:00

MrRissso [65]2 years ago

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He bought 3 bags of pretzels, 3 bags of popcorn, 9 bags of chips. :)

frutty [35] · Answer 2 · 2022-06-13T04:53:45+03:00

frutty [35]2 years ago

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C + p + z = 15
z = 3
c = 3p

3p + p + 3 = 15
4p + 3 = 15
4p = 15 - 3
4p = 12
p = 12/4
p = 3.....he bought 3 bags of popcorn

c = 3p
c = 3(3)
c = 9 <== he bought 9 bags of chips