The total volume of the canned tomato sauce is equal to the sum of those canned in quart jars (32 ounces) and the number of pint jars (16 ounces). If we let p and q be the number of pints and quarts canned, the equation that would best represent the given is,
32q + 16p = 1280
Simplifying the equation by dividing by 16 will give us the final answer of,
2q + p = 80