Question

Most evenings after dinner Duarte spends 30 minutes playing chess with his dad.

Write an equation for the number of minutes, m, that Duarte spent playing chess with his dad if they played chess together e evenings

Answer 1

30 = minutes per evening
e = number of evenings
m= total minutes

(Minutes per evening)(number of evenings) = (total minutes)

(3)(e) = (m)

3e = m

Answer 2

m=30e
total minutes for 30 minutes times each night they play