Mr. Edwards purchased 3 bags of potatoes. He bought 36 potatoes in all. Each bag contains the same number of potatoes. How many potatoes are in each bag?

39 or 12

Step-by-step explanation:

i got 39 by 36+3=39

i got 12 by 3 divided by 36= 12

cut 138 centimeters off

step-by-step explanation:

250-112 = 138

let's solve your equation step-by-step.

4x+2=2x+12

step 1: subtract 2x from both sides.

4x+2−2x=2x+12−2x

2x+2=12

step 2: subtract 2 from both sides.

2x+2−2=12−2

2x=10

step 3: divide both sides by 2.

2x

2

=

10

2

x=5

step-by-step explanation: