Question

Tomas 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?

Answer 1

Forget about algebra

"He bought 11 apples"
"He bought twice as many melons as apples."
.....That means he bought 22 melons, right?

" He bought 12 more melons than oranges."
That means he bought 10 oranges, right?

Answer 2

ok

Answer 3

11 apples..22 melons...10 oranges

Total fruit: add em up.