Question

A grocer sells oranges in bags. Each empty bag weighs 2.5 ounces and each orange weighs 7.2 ounces. Khalil buys a bag of oranges that weighs 60.1 ounces. Which equation can be used to find x, the number of oranges in the bag?

Answer 1

8

Explanation:

Answer 2

Equation: 2.5 + 7.2x = 60.1

7.2x = 57.6

x = 8

I solved it to see if the equation I depicted would make sense. This seems reliable.