Question

A twelve-pack of 20-ounce water bottles sells for $4.78. The expression 20w represents the amount of water in a number of bottles. What does the variable w represent?

A.) A number of water bottles

B.) A number of twelve-packs of water bottles

C.) The amount of water in a twelve-pack

D.) The cost of each twelve-pack

Answer 1

Option A is correct.

w represents a number of water bottles

Explanation:

Let w represents the number of bottles.

As per the given statement:

A twelve-pack of 20-ounce water bottles sells for $4.78

⇒
`20w = 4.78`

The expression 20w represents the amount of water in a number of bottles.

Therefore, the variable w represents a number of water bottles.