Bags of clementines have 12 each For a party sal, Trisha ,and Joe each brought bags of clementines Altogether there 180 clementines Sal brought 4 bags and Joe brought 6 bags Write the equation to determine how many bags Trisha brought, t

Answer 1

To determine how many bags Trisha brought, we can start by calculating the total number of clementines brought by Sal and Joe.

Each bag contains 12 clementines, so:

• Sal brought 4 bags:
  \( 4 \text{ bags} \times 12 \text{ clementines/bag} = 48 \text{ clementines} \)

• Joe brought 6 bags:
  \( 6 \text{ bags} \times 12 \text{ clementines/bag} = 72 \text{ clementines} \)

Now, we can calculate the total number of clementines brought by Sal and Joe combined: \[ 48 + 72 = 120 \text{ clementines} \]

We know that the total number of clementines is 180. Let \( t \) be the number of bags Trisha brought. The total number of clementines Trisha brought is \( 12t \).

Now we can set up the equation: \[ 48 + 72 + 12t = 180 \]

Simplifying that, we have: \[ 120 + 12t = 180 \]

To find \( t \), subtract 120 from both sides: \[ 12t = 60 \]

Now, divide by 12: \[ t = 5 \]

So, Trisha brought 5 bags of clementines.