Read the following problem. Post a solution AND specific explanation of how you found your answer. The first correct post and explanation (by Friday's math class) will earn $5.00 towards your math class checkbook. Good Luck! 
Alex Area is planning a spring picnic! She is going to have hot dogs, hamburgers, potato chips and watermelon to serve her guests. She will invite two times as many girls as boys. If she invites 18 people (not including herself)... how many girls and how many boys will get invitations?
Alex is inviting 10 girls and 8 boys!
ReplyDeleteMY WORK:
well i know that two times meens that there is 2 more of that thing! so ten i also know that 9 can go into 18 twice. so then you add 9+2=10. and then 10+_=18. and 8 fits in. and that is how i got my answer!!
Lindsey Length:)
Lindsey, does "2 times" mean two more...or double the amount? Does 9 + 2 = 10? Keep thinking, you have a good start!
ReplyDeleteOr now i have a different anwser!
ReplyDeleteAlex will be inviting 12 girls and 6 boys!
MY WORK:
so i know now that"2 times" meens double the number! and so that meens i need a number that goes into 18 three times and 6 goes into 18 three times and so to double 6 i need to add 6+6=12 so that is how i got the girls!
How i got the boys is that 6+12=18! and for the boys i dont need to double or subtract anything and that is how i got my anwser!!
Lindsey Length:)
Practice makes perfect! You got it, Lindsey!
ReplyDeleteYAY!!! thanks Mrs. Colcord!!! i think that the first time i tryed i rushed threw!! but like you said "Practice makes purfect!"
ReplyDeleteLindsey Length:)
Well I now that there is 2x girls and1x boys in 18.so I in my head said there
ReplyDeleteIs like 3 groups so 18 divided by 3 is 6.there must be 6 boys so 6 x2 is 12.Also,I have to add the boys.12 girls + 6 boys= 18.
The one on top of this is from Hannah Hexagonal Pyramids}:)~
ReplyDeleteI think she is inviting 12 girls and 6 boys.
ReplyDeleteMY WORK:
Well she wanted to invite twice the girls and 18 people were going so if she invited 6 boys there would be 12 girls left.
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I got 6 grils and 3 boys.How I got that was I thoug what = 18 and got 3 times 6. If you subtract 6-3=3.So there would be twices as manyt grils.
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