Question

Bella bought packs of stickers to give to her friends. Each pack cost $4. She spent a total of $12 on stickers. How many packs did she buy?

Which equation best represents the statement above?

Question 2 options:

12s = 4


4s = 12


4 + s = 12


12 + s = 4

Answer 1

Given:

Bella bought packs of stickers to give to her friends.

Cost of each pack of stickers = $4

Total amount spent on packs of stickers = $12

To find:

The equation for the given statement.

Solution:

Let s be the number of packs of stickers.

Cost of one pack of stickers = $4

Cost of s packs of stickers = $4s

Total amount spent on packs of stickers is $12. So,

`4s=12`

Therefore, the correct option is B.