Question

Tomas bought some fruit at the market. He bought twice as many melons as apples. He bought 12 more melons than oranges. He bought 11 apples. How many pieces of fruit did Tomas buy?

A.
23

B.
46

C.
43

Answer 1

The answer would be c) 43. twice as much as 11 is 22, 12 less than 22 is 10. You would add 11, 10, and 22 together to get 43. 

Answer 2

Wouldn't it be C:43?