Question

Melissa collected 3 kinds of leaves when she was out -elm, maple and oak. She has 2 times as many maple leaves as elm leaves and 5 times as many oak as elm leaves. Altogether she has 32 leaves. How many of each kind does she have?

Answer 1

elm = x

x + 2x + 5x = 32
8x = 32
x = 4

She has 4 elm leaves

Answer 2

x=4 elm leaves
2x=8 maple leaves
5x=20 oak leaves