There are three times as many finches as mockinigbirds. If there are 48 birds, how many mockingbirds are there?
3 answers
12 mockingbirds. so there would then be 36 finches and both added together get 48 birds total.
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X mockingbirds.
3X finches.
x + 3x = 48.
X = ?
3X finches.
x + 3x = 48.
X = ?