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Homework Help: 4th grade math

Posted by Jennifer on Monday, February 7, 2011 at 11:31pm.

Mrs. Reid brought 32 orange and apple slices to her daughter's soccer practice. There were three times as many orange slices as there were apple slices. How many of each kind did she bring?

• 4th grade math - helper, Monday, February 7, 2011 at 11:35pm

  I am not sure if a 4th grader would solve the problem as follows.
  
  x = apple slices
  3x = orange slices
  
  x + 3x = 32
  4x = 32
  x = 8
  
  x = 8 apple slices
  3x = 3(8) = 24
  
  24 + 8 = 32
  

• 4th grade math - Jennifer, Monday, February 7, 2011 at 11:38pm

  Thank you! :)
  

• 4th grade math - MattsRiceBowl, Monday, February 7, 2011 at 11:38pm

  Easiest way to start to learn how to do this is like this.
  
  Write down 3 "o"s then one "a"
  
  ooo
  a
  
  Now you have 4 of everything. Keep doing that until you have 32.
  
  oooooo
  aa
  
  There is 8.
  
  How many do you end up with?
  
  (Note: there is a way to do this with math and algebra, but it's usually not taught in 4th grade. Right now, get the visual sense of what is happening.)
  

• 4th grade math - lola, Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at 11:49am

  32
  x3
  =96
  

• 4th grade math - Right Answer, Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at 11:12pm

  1 apple slice, 3 orange slice, plus
  1 apple slice, 3 orange slice, plus
  1 apple slice, 3 orange slice, plus
  1 apple slice, 3 orange slice, plus
  1 apple slice, 3 orange slice, plus
  1 apple slice, 3 orange slice, plus
  1 apple slice, 3 orange slice, plus
  1 apple slice, 3 orange slice, plus
  equals 32 slices
  also eguals 2 whole apples and 6 whole oranges. :P
  

• 4th grade math - Miranda, Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at 7:28pm

  If you have 1/3 what are two equivalent fractions for this problem
  

• 4th grade math - sue, Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at 7:31pm

  96
  

• 4th grade math - Anonymous, Monday, April 25, 2011 at 4:31pm

  Mrs. Reid brought 32 orange and apple slices to her daughter's soccer practice. There were three times as many orange slices as there were apple slices. How many of each kind did she bring?
  

• 4th grade math - ksjh;s., Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at 7:05pm

  she brought 24 oranges and 6 apple sclices
  

• 4th grade math - Alba, Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 1:30am

  32
  

• 4th grade math - weslyn, Monday, October 22, 2012 at 5:44pm

  she brought 24 oranges and 6 apple slices yeah i know i am a A+ student
  

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