Equations - 3rd Grade Math
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Question
In Spot’s toy basket he has 
balls. There are 
more stuffed animals than balls and there is double the number of ropes than balls. How many toys does Spot have in his basket?
In Spot’s toy basket he has
Answer
To solve this problem, we first have to find our unknowns. Our unknowns are the number of ropes and stuffed animals that Spot has. We can set up equations for these unknowns by letting 
represent ropes and 
represent stuffed animals.
because he has 
more stuffed animals than his 
balls.
because double means 
times more.
Now we need to add up our number of balls, stuffed animals and ropes to find our total.
To solve this problem, we first have to find our unknowns. Our unknowns are the number of ropes and stuffed animals that Spot has. We can set up equations for these unknowns by letting
Now we need to add up our number of balls, stuffed animals and ropes to find our total.
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