Question

Kendal bought x boxes of cookies to bring to a party. Each box contains 12 cookies. She decides to keep two boxes for herself. She brings 60 cookies to the party. Which equation can be used to find the number of boxes, x, Kendal bought?Group of answer choices2x - 12 = 6012x - 2 = 60 12x - 24 = 6024 - 12x = 60

Answer 1

Let 'x' represent the total boxes Kendal bought.

She decides to keep two boxes for herself, the remaining boxes will be

`x-2`

Each box contains 12 cookies, the expression will then result into

`12(x-2)`

She brings 60 cookies to the party,

Hence, the equation to find the number of boxes 'x' will be

`\begin{gathered} 12(x-2)=60 \\ 12x-24=60 \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 3.