Question

omas bought some fruit at the market. He bought twice as many melons as apples. He bought 12 more melons than oranges. He bought 11 apples. How many pieces of fruit did Tomas buy?

A.
43

B.
23

C.
46

Answer 1

answer is a. 43

Answer 2

tnx can u explain a bit?

Answer 3

11 apples times 2 = 22, 22 melons, to find oranges we do 22-12 = 10 oranges, so 10 oranges plus 22 melons, plus 11 apples equal 43 fruits

Answer 4

thank you sir

Answer 5

It says he bought twice as many melons as apples. There are 11 apples, so 11 times 2 = 22, it says that he bought 12 more melons than oranges, so we do 22-12 which is 10 oranges.
10+11+22 = 43

Answer 6

omg thank you @samsterz

Answer 7

omg thank you @samsterz