Question

A group of neighbors is holding an end of summer block party. They buy p packs of hot

dogs, with 8 hot dogs in each pack. All together, they have 56 hot dogs for the party.
Write an equation to describe this situation.
How many packs of hot dogs did the neighbors buy?

Answer 1

The equation is 8p=56. Hence p=7 and they bought 7 packs of hot dogs. Hope it helps : )

Answer 2

7 packs of hots dogs if they had 56 for the party 8 divided by 56 is 7