Question

There are 5 times as many orange popsicles as grape popsicles in Reid's freezer. There are 12 more orange popsicles than grape popsicles. How many grape popsicles are there in Reid's freezer?

Answer 1

17b popsicles

Explanation:

Answer 2

3 grape popsicles

Explanation:

Let us represent

Orange popsicles = x

Grape popsicles = y

There are 5 times as many orange popsicles as grape popsicles in Reid's freezer.

x = 5y ..... Equation 1

There are 12 more orange popsicles than grape popsicles.

x = y + 12..... Equation 2

Hence, we substitute 5y for x in Equation 2

5y = y + 12

5y - y = 12

4y = 12

y = 12/4

y = 3

Note that, Grape popsicles = y

y = 3 grape popsicles.

Therefore, the number of grape popsicles that are there in Reid's freezer is 3 grape popsicles