Question

Priya bought x grams of flour. Clare bought 3/8 more than that. Select one equation that represents the relationship between the amount of flour that Priya bought, x, and the amount of flour that Clare bought, y.

A. y = x + 3/8x
B. y = x - 3/8x
C. y = x + 3/8
D. y = x - 3/8

Answer 1

The correct equation representing the relationship between the amount of flour Priya and Clare bought is A. y = x + 3/8x, meaning Clare bought 3/8 more than Priya.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks to select the equation that represents the relationship between the amount of flour Priya bought, x, and the amount Clare bought, y, given that Clare bought 3/8 more than Priya. To find out how much flour Clare bought, we need to add this additional 3/8 proportion of the amount of flour Priya bought to Priya's amount. Therefore, the correct equation is:

y = x + 3/8x

Which means Clare bought 3/8 more than Priya's amount, x. So, we need to add 3/8 of x to the total amount of flour Priya bought to get the amount Clare bought. The option that correctly represents this relationship is:

A. y = x + 3/8x