Question

A movie theater decreased the size of its popcorn bags by 20%. If the new bags hold 12 cups of popcorn, how much did the original bags hold?

Nasser used the equation 0.20x = 12
Abraham used the equation 0.80x = 12
Kathleen used the equation 1.20x = 12

Decide who used the correct equation and defend your reasoning.

Answer 1

Explanation:

A movie theater decreased the size of its popcorn bags by 20%. If the new bags hold 12 cups of popcorn, how much did the original bags hold?

Nasser used the equation 0.20x = 12

Abraham used the equation 0.80x = 12

Kathleen used the equation 1.20x = 12