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What if Tanisha needs 40 bowls for the picnic? Explain how to write an equation with a letter for an unknown factor to find the num er of packs she should buy. Than find the unknown factor.

What if Tanisha needs 40 bowls for the picnic? Explain how to write an equation with-example-1
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We know that each pack has 6 bowls and we need 40 bowls. Let x be the number of packs, then we can write:


6x=40

If we move the coefficient of x to the right hand side, we get


x=(40)/(6)

which gives x= 6.666.

However, the number of packs are integer numbers, so we must round up to the nearest integer. Hence, the answer is 7 packs.

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