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A-32.

Write an equation to solve the following problem. Write your answer with a complete sentence.

Susan is buying three different colors of tiles for her kitchen floor. She is buying red tiles, and three times as many navy blue tiles as beige tiles. If Susan buys tiles altogether, how many tiles of each color does she buy?

Let the number of beige tiles. Your equation should start with “” and use as the only variable.

Choose a number for the amount of beige tiles.

Beige

Navy

Red

Total
Tiles

Multiply the number of beige tiles by to get the number of navy-blue tiles.

Add the beige, red, and navy-blue tiles together to get the total number of tiles Susan bought.
Did your total come out to ? If not, try another number for the beige.