Question

You order boxes of candy from Amazon. Each box of candy weighs 3.2 pounds. Amazon shipped your box that weighs 12.8 pounds of candy. How many boxes of candy did you order? Which expression represents this situation?

Answer 1

Answer: 3.2x = 12.8

Step-by-step explanation: Lets have x equal each box that weighs 3.2 pounds.

The expression: 3.2x = 12.8 represents that each box, x of candies will weigh 3.2 pounds and the total weight of the candies will equal 12.8 pounds of candy.

Additional: There are 4 boxes of candy, 12.8 divided by 3.2 = 4