Question

- Question 11

Mrs. Pitoya has 30 apples and is buying more apples in crates containing 20 apples each. She needs 130 apples for a harvest celebration at her school,
Which equation and solution correctly represent x, the number of crates of apples Mrs. Pitoya needs to buy?

Answer 1

Mrs pitoya has to buy 9 crates of apples

Answer 2

Answer: She only needs to buy 5 more crates of apples.

30 + 20(x) = 130

30-30+20(x)=130-30

20x = 100

x = 5

Explanation: