Mel had picked 4 times as many green peppers as red. She picked a total of 20 peppers. How many green peppers did she pick
4r + r = 20
5r = 20
r = 4
He picked 4 red peppers.
3. The café serves chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry ice cream. You may also get in on a cone, in a bowl or in a cup. They have sprinkles and caramel as toppings too. How many different combinations of ice cream, servings and toppings can be made?
4 red and
16 green
the question refers to green not red
To solve this problem, we can use a system of equations. Let's call the number of red peppers picked by Mel as "x" and the number of green peppers picked as "4x" since Mel picked 4 times as many green peppers as red.
We know that the total number of peppers picked is 20, so we can set up the equation:
x + 4x = 20
Combining like terms, we get:
5x = 20
To isolate x, we can divide both sides of the equation by 5:
x = 20 / 5
x = 4
So, Mel picked 4 red peppers. To find the number of green peppers, we can substitute the value of x back into our equation for green peppers:
Green peppers = 4x = 4 * 4 = 16
Therefore, Mel picked 16 green peppers.