Question

there are 8 cans of soup. there are 3 times as many cans of vegetables. how many cans of vegetables are there? write an equation to find the unknown. use variable for the unknown

Answer 1

Multiply 8 x 3 to get 24

Answer 2

There will be 24 cans of vegetables.

Explanation:

There are 8 cans of soup. There are 3 times as many cans of vegetables.

Let the number of cans of vegetables be represented by x.

So, when there are 3 times as many cans of vegetables, we have :

`x=3(8)`

x = 24

Therefore, there will be 24 cans of vegetables.