Please Help!!! A gym teacher orders 42 tennis balls. Each package contains 3 tennis balls. Which of the following equations represents the number (x) of packages. x + 3 = 42 3x = 42 x/3 = 42 x = 3/42

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A gym teacher orders 42 tennis balls. Each package contains 3 tennis balls. Which of the following equations represents the number (x) of packages.

x + 3 = 42

3x = 42

x/3 = 42

x = 3/42

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middle-school

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The correct answer is 3x = 42

There would be a total of 42/3 or 14 packages.

Nathan VanHoudnos answered Jun 17, 2016

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