Question

Misty and Yesenia have a group of base ten blocks. Misty has six more blocks then Yesenia. Yesenia’s blocks represent 17. Together they have 22 blocks, and the total number of blocks represent 85. What blocks could each girl have? What is the value?

Answer 1

We are given : Yesenia’s blocks represent 17.

Therefore, Yesenia has 1 ten block and 7 one blocks.

Misty has six more blocks then Yesenia and together they have 22 blocks.

Therefore, Misty has 6 ten blocks and 8 one blocks.

The total number of blocks represent 85.

Yesenia has blocks with a value 17.

Therefore, Misty has clocks with a value of 85-17 = 68.