Question

Lionel bought some pears. He gave 4 pears to his friend and divided the remainder of the pears equally into 3 baskets. If he removes 2 pears from each basket, the number of pears in each basket will be 5. Which would be the best way to find the number of pears Lionel bought?

A.
Make a table

B.
Draw a picture

C.
Work backwards

D.
Look for a pattern

Answer 1

C.

Answer 2

C. Because you know how many were left after he took out 2 pears from each basket, and you know that he gave 4 pears to his friend. So 5X3 is 15, plus 6 because of the 2 he took out from each basket, plus the 4 he gave away to his friend. he has 25 pears.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

C. Work backwards