There are three times as many finches as mockinigbirds. If there are 48 birds, how many mockingbirds are there?

12 mockingbirds. so there would then be 36 finches and both added together get 48 birds total.

X mockingbirds.

3X finches.

x + 3x = 48.
X = ?

To solve this problem, we can use algebraic representation. Let's assume the number of mockingbirds is "x". Since there are three times as many finches as mockingbirds, the number of finches would be 3x.

The total number of birds is given as 48, so we can write the equation:

x + 3x = 48

Combining the like terms:

4x = 48

To find the value of x, we divide both sides of the equation by 4:

4x/4 = 48/4

Simplifying:

x = 12

Therefore, there are 12 mockingbirds in this scenario.

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