Question

3 8 B. Maria bought 13 pounds of nails for a carpentry project. She ended up with pound of nails when she finished the project. a. Write an equation that can be used to determine how much of the 13 pounds of nails Maria used

I'm looking for a equation.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

let 1 pound of nail = x

so, the carved out waste nail will be = 12x

total nails = 13x

so the equation is =

13x - 12x = x

OR

x + 12x = 13x

Or

13x - x = 12x