Question

ryan bought n pack of pencils. Each pack has 12 pencils. Write an equation to represent the total numbers of pencils p that ryan had

Answer 1

12n = p

Step-by-step explanation: 12 times how many packs he bought is the total number of pencils he have.

Answer 2

p = 12n

Explanation:

p represents the number of pencils ryan had

n represents the number of packs ryan bought

12 is the number you multiply with n to find out the number of pencils ryan had (which is p)

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