Question 94219
Mrs Gardner went to the market she purchased some lettuce heads and tomatoes. There were 12 items purchased. she brought twice as many tomatoes as lettuce heads.
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You have the right idea, but since they tell you twice as many t as l
You can do it with only one unknown, which is what you need when there is only
one equation. I prefer x, to avoid confusion:
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Let x = lettuce
Then 2x = tomato
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x + 2x = 12
3x = 12
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x = 4 L.s and 8 T's
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