Question

Miya has some weekly chores to do at home. In one month, she washed 11 equal-sized loads of towels. She washed a total of 154 towels with t towels in each load.

Write a multiplication equation that can be used to find how many towels were in each load. Solve the equation you wrote. Explain how you solved your equation.

Answer 1

11x=154----> 14 towels for each of the 11 loads

Explanation:

11x= 154

11x/11=154/11 Simplify the 154 with 11 on each side.

-Eliminate the number 11 and you should be left with x= 154/11.

-Divide

154÷11= 14

Check Your Work.

11

×14

154

x= 14

Answer 2

14 towels per load

Explanation:

Miya washed 11 equal sized loads of towels. She washed a total of 154 towels.

It is given that the variable, t, amount of towels are in each load.

Set the equation:

Amount of load x amount of towels per load = amount of towels in all

11 * t = 154

Isolate the variable, t. Note the equal sign, what you do to one side, you do to the other. Divide 11 from both sides:

(11t)/11 = (154)/11

t = 154/11

t = 14

14 towels per load is your answer.

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