Question

The weight of the tea in a box of 100 identical tea bags is x ounces. Which of the followingrepresents the weight in ounces of the tea in 5 tea bags?(a) x/500(b) x20(c) 20/x(c) 20x(e) 500x

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

The weight of 100 identical tea bags = x ounces.

This means that:

`\text{The weight of 1 tea bag}=(x)/(100)\text{ ounces}`

Thus, the weight in ounces of the tea in 5 tea bags:

`\begin{gathered} =5*(x)/(100) \\ =(5x)/(100) \\ =(x)/(20) \end{gathered}`

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