Three apples and twice as many oranges add up to one half the number of cherries in a fruit basket. how many cherries are there?
I need an equation
I need an equation
1 Answer
Feb 3, 2018
18 cherries.
Explanation:
If you have twice as many oranges as apples, the number of oranges is 6. 6 +3 is 9, which is the number of apples and oranges. If 9 is half the number of cherries in the basket, then multiply by 2. 2 x 9 = 18, so there are 18 cherries in the basket.