Question

Linda bought n packs of pencils. Each pack has 12 pencils. Write an equation to represent the total number of pencils p that Linda bought.

Answer 1

p = 12n

Explanation:

Given parameters:

Number of pencils in each pack = 12 pencils

Number of packs bought = n

Unknown:

equation for total number of pencils, p = ?

Solution:

Total number of pencils = number of pencils in each pack x number of packs bought

Input parameters:

p = 12 x n

p = 12n