Question

Use a letter to represent the unknown Twenty packs of fruit snacks come in a box. Each pack weighs 6 ounces. Students eat some. There are 48 ounces of fruit snacks left in the box. How many ounces of fruit snacks did the students eat?​

Answer 1

The students have eaten 72 ounces of fruit snacks.

X = 72 ounces

Explanation:

There are total 20 packs of fruit snacks

The weight of each pack is 6 ounces.

Let us first find the total weight of the snacks.

Total weight = 6*20

Total weight = 120 ounces

Let X represents the ounces of fruit snacks that students have eaten.

Let Y represents the 48 ounces of fruit snacks left in the box

Total weight = X + Y

120 = X + 48

X = 120 - 48

X = 72 ounces

Therefore, the students have eaten 72 ounces of fruit snacks.

Answer 2

x = 72 ounces

The number of ounces of fruit snacks the students ate is 72 ounces

Explanation:

Given;

Let x represent the number of ounces of fruit the students ate;

The total number of ounces of fruit initially in the box is;

20 packs × 6 ounces/pack = 120 ounces

The remaining ounces of fruit is;

48 ounces

Therefore;

120 - x = 48

Solving for x;

x = 120 - 48

x = 72 ounces

The number of ounces of fruit snacks the students ate is 72 ounces