Question: Camille saw 3 cardinals and four times as many robins as cardinals while bird watching. She also saw twice as many blue jays as cardinals and 1 more than three times as many sparrows as cardinals. How many birds did Camille see? Think carefully first, then make a decision:
Camille saw 3 x 4 = 12 robins. She also saw 3 x 2 = 6 blue jays. Triple the number of cardinals is 3 x 3 = 9. So, she saw 9 + 1 = 10 sparrows. Therefore, Camille saw 3 + 12 + 6 + 10 = 31 birds. So the answer is 31.