Rita is planting saplings along her garden fence. When she started, she had x packages of saplings with 5 saplings per package. She planted 15 saplings and has at most 20 left. How many packages of saplings did she start with? What would the solution look like on a number line graph?

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Chaya Lucas

12 December, 04:10

Rita is planting saplings along her garden fence. When she started, she had x packages of saplings with 5 saplings per package. She planted 15 saplings and has at most 20 left. How many packages of saplings did she start with? What would the solution look like on a number line graph?

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Morgan Waller · Answer 1

She started with 7 packages of saplings the solution on a number line would start at 7 then go down to 4 which would still leave her with her 20 saplings not sure if that's how it would look on a number line but that is my guess.