A 2-column table with 5 rows. The first column, number of snapdragons, x, has the entries 11, 12, 13, 14. The second column, num
ber of daisies, y, has the entries 34, 33, 32, 31. Hans is planting a garden with snapdragons and daisies. The table shows some possible combinations of the two plants. If Hans plants 29 daisies, how many snapdragons will he plant?
The values in each row of the table have a total of 45. If Hans plants 29 daisies, he likely will plant ...
45 -29 = 16 . . . snapdragons
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One can also find the answer by extending the table 2 more rows. Each x entry increases by 1 as each y entry decreases by 1. Then the number of snapdragons listed in the second added row will be 14+2 = 16.
