Question

2. A snail weighed s ounces. One day the snail drank 5 times its weight in water and ate half its weight in food. Which equation can be used to find t, the combined weight of the water and the food, in ounces, that the snail had on this day?

A t= s + 5 - 1/2
B T= s +5 + 1/2
C t= 2s + s/5
D t= 5s + s/2​

Answer 1

Option D : t = 5s + s/2 is the correct answer.

Explanation:

Given that:

t = Combined weight of water and food

s = weight of the snail

Water drank by snail = 5s

Food ate by snail = s/2

Combined weight = Weight of water + Food

t = 5s + s/2

Hence,

Option D : t = 5s + s/2 is the correct answer.