Sean has 3 times as many vegetable plants as Liz and Sejuan combined. Liz has 3 vegetable plants, and Sejuan has 2 vegetable plants. How many vegetable plants does Sean have?

Which statements about this word problem are true? Check all that apply.

This is an example of a part-whole problem.

This is an example of a comparison problem.

Addition then multiplication can be used to solve the problem.

Subtraction then division can be used to solve the problem.

Division then multiplication can be used to solve the problem.

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Chaz Avery

Mathematics

12 January, 10:29

Sean has 3 times as many vegetable plants as Liz and Sejuan combined. Liz has 3 vegetable plants, and Sejuan has 2 vegetable plants. How many vegetable plants does Sean have?

Which statements about this word problem are true? Check all that apply.

This is an example of a part-whole problem.

This is an example of a comparison problem.

Addition then multiplication can be used to solve the problem.

Subtraction then division can be used to solve the problem.

Division then multiplication can be used to solve the problem.

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Joshua Reeves · Answer 1

number of vegetables for each person are as follows;

Sejuan - 2

Liz - 3

Sean has thrice as much as Sejuan and liz combined

to find how much Sejuan and liz have in total;

first we need to carry out addition

thats 2+3 = 5 vegetables they both have combined

next we know sean has thrice as much as they have combined,

next operation is multiplication

we have to multiply 5 by 3 = 5*3

therefore sean has 15 vegetables

the correct answer is addition then multiplication can be used to solve the problem