To determine how many bags of clementines Trisha brought, we can start by calculating the total number of clementines brought by Sal and Joe.
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Calculate the number of clementines brought by Sal:
- Sal brought 4 bags, and each bag has 12 clementines.
- So, Sal brought: \( 4 \times 12 = 48 \) clementines.
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Calculate the number of clementines brought by Joe:
- Joe brought 6 bags.
- So, Joe brought: \( 6 \times 12 = 72 \) clementines.
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Now, let \( t \) represent the number of bags Trisha brought. The number of clementines Trisha brought can be expressed as \( t \times 12 \).
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Now we can write an equation to represent the total number of clementines at the party: \[ 48 + 72 + (t \times 12) = 180 \]
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Simplifying the left-hand side, \( 48 + 72 = 120 \): \[ 120 + (t \times 12) = 180 \]
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To isolate \( t \), we can rearrange the equation: \[ t \times 12 = 180 - 120 \] \[ t \times 12 = 60 \]
So the equation to determine how many bags Trisha brought is: \[ t \times 12 = 60. \]
To solve for \( t \), you would divide both sides by 12: \[ t = \frac{60}{12} = 5. \]
Thus, Trisha brought 5 bags of clementines.