Veronica got 3 times as many gifts as Natalie. Together Veronica and Natalie got a total of 12 gifts. How many gifts did Natalie

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siniylev [52]

2 years ago

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Veronica got 3 times as many gifts as Natalie. Together Veronica and Natalie got a total of 12 gifts. How many gifts did Natalie

(x) and Veronica (y) each get?

Mathematics

1 answer:

umka21 [38] · Answer 1 · 2023-06-25T15:50:12+03:00

umka21 [38]2 years ago

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Natalie = x

Veronica = 3x

Altogether 4x meaning 4 parts

12 divided by 4 = 3

Natalie got 3 gifts veronica got 9

Another way to work this out is with ratio

1:3 of 12 gifts
1+3 = 4
12 divided by 4 = 3
Each part is 3 gifts