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15 July, 04:49

A drawer contains 24 pons and forks. There are 3 times as many spoons as forks.

a. Write a system of linear equations that represents this situation.

b. How many spoons are in the drawer?

c. How many forks are in the drawer?

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  1. 15 July, 04:58
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    According to Norman Let s=number of spoon Let f=number of forks "Since there are 3 times as many spoons as forks, s=3f Since the total number of utensils is 24, f+3f=24" "When solved for f, f=6" "Therefore, there are 6 forks and 18 spoons."
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