Question

Isabelle has a bag that contains green and red apples. She gives 1 green apple and 2 red apples to each of her 5 friends and has no apples left over.Isabelle's bag originally contained ___ apples

Answer 1

If she gives 1 green apple and 2 red apples to each friend, then she gives 3 apples to each friend.

Given that she has 5 friends, then she gave a total of 3 x 5 = 15 apples.

Then, Isabelle's bag originally contained 15 apples