Question

Marta's fruit stand sold x oranges on Thursday and twice as many on Friday. All together, on both days, she sold 108.

Which bar diagram represents the equation?

Answer 1

A

Explanation:

Thursday is x because she sold x oranges. Friday is 2x because she sold double the amount she sold on Thursday. Then we add them together to make 108.

Answer 2

Option A

Explanation:

It is given that Marta sold
`$ x $` oranges on Thursday.

She has sold twice as many as on Friday. Therefore, she must have sold
`$ 2x$` oranges on Friday.

And the total amounts to 108.

That is,
`$ x + 2x = 108 $`

Hence, the table which has the total on the top and the entities on the bottom line would be the answer which is Option A.