Question

Jerome is cooking dinner. He needs 8 ounces of broccoli for each person. Part A: Jerome is not sure how many people will come to dinner. Write an expression with a variable that represents the amount of broccoli Jerome needs for dinner. Identify what the variable represents. Part B: If Jerome has 32 ounces of broccoli, how many people can he feed? Create an equation and show all work to solve it.​

Answer 1

A. 8x = amount of broccoli needed

B. 4 people; 32÷8=4

Explanation:

A. the variable (x) represents the amount of people.

B. 32 ounces divided by 8 ounces is enough for four people.