Question

A claw arcade machine contains stuffed animals and mystery boxes. There are 51 items in the machine. Winning a stuffed animal has twice as many favorable outcomes as winning a mystery box. How many of each item is in the machine?

Answer 1

Answer: 34 stuffed animals & 17 mystery boxes.

First off, split 51 into three parts, trying to find how much 1/3 is of 51. It equals 17.

The stuffed animals in the machine are “twice as much” of the mystery boxes, so you need to multiply 17 x 2 to find the amount of stuffed animals.

17 x 2 = 34

As for the mystery boxes, you need to multiply it by one.

17 x 1 = 17.

In summary, the answer is 34 stuffed animals and 17 mystery boxes.