Unit 6 · Algebra
33 Drinks — Which Claim Cannot Be True?
Lesson 14 of 24
About this lesson
Orange + lemon = 33. Plug each statement in as an equation — if the result isn’t a whole number, that statement is impossible.
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Merindah sold drinks at the class barbecue.
The drinks were orange or lemon.
She sold 33 drinks altogether.
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She sold ten more orange drinks than lemon drinks.
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She sold twice as many orange drinks as lemon drinks.
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She sold five more lemon drinks than orange drinks.
Which of these statements cannot be correct?
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