Write a system of equations to describe the situation below. Sparkles the Clown makes balloon animals for children at birthday p
arties. At Jenny’s party, she made 2 balloon poodles and 2 balloon giraffes, which used a total of 12 balloons. For Roger’s party, she used 27 balloons to make 4 balloon poodles and 5 balloon giraffes. How many balloons does each animal require?
Sparkles used 12 balloons total to make 4 balloon animals. Divide 12 by 4, and you will get 3.
What I did for part 2 of the equation, is I multiplied 4 and 5 by 3 to ensure the variable matched my calculations. 4x3 is 12, and 5x3 is 15. add 12 and 15, and you will get 27 total balloons.
