Question

Sam’s uncle told him that the nearby Kallahan Lake has even more frogs than Fort Jessops River. When Sam asked him how many, his uncle wrote this equation: L = 3 × R

What is the meaning of his uncle’s equation?

A river flowing through mountains
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The River has 3 times more frogs than the Lake.
The Lake has 3 more frogs than the River.
The River’s frogs are triple the amount of the Lake.
The Lake has 3 times more frogs than the River.
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Answer 1

"The Lake has 3 times more frogs than the River."

Explanation: L = 3 × R means the number at the lake equals three times the number at the river.