Question

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A Food Pantry is making packages, Each package weighs 64 pounds.
Scenario 1: Each Package contains 4 identical bags of rice and a 7-pound bag of beans.

a. write an equation to represent the situation using x.

b. solution to the equation x = 14.25 (this has to be the answer to the equation you are answering)

Scenario 2: Each package contains 4 boxes. Each box contains a 7-pound bag of beans and a bag of rice. The bags of rice are all identical.

c. write an equation to represent the situation using x.

d. solution to the equation x = 9 (this has to be the answer to the equation you are answering)

Answer 1

64=4x+7 AND 64=4(7+x)

Explanation:

4(x)=57 ->57+7=64 and where x=9 -> 7+9=16 ->16*4=64