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

Answer 1

To determine how many bags Trisha brought, we can start by setting up an equation based on the information given.

1. Let \( x \) represent the number of bags Trisha brought.
2. Each bag contains 12 clementines. Therefore:
   • Sal brought 4 bags, contributing \( 4 \times 12 = 48 \) clementines.
   • Joe brought 6 bags, contributing \( 6 \times 12 = 72 \) clementines.
   • Trisha brought \( x \) bags, contributing \( x \times 12 \) clementines.

Now we can write the equation for the total number of clementines:

\[ 48 + 72 + 12x = 180 \]

Now, combine the constants:

\[ 120 + 12x = 180 \]

This is the equation you can use to determine how many bags Trisha brought. From here, you can solve for \( x \).