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Ugo [173]
3 years ago
5

Alex has a collection of butterflies and moths. He has 342 insects total. The number of butterflies is twice the number of moths

. Write a system of equations that can be used to model this situation. How many butterflies does Alex have in his collection?
Mathematics
1 answer:
iragen [17]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

228 butterflies

Step-by-step explanation:

X represents the moths

2x represents the butterflies

solution:

x + 2x = 342

3x = 342

x = 114

2x = 228

so therefore Alex have 228 butterflies

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