Question

Part B
Create an equation modeling the given situation that matches the balance scale.

Answer 1

Team A, Team B, and Team C collected 12 pounds of trash in all.

Team A + Team B + Team C = 12

Team B collected 3 pounds of trash and team C collected 5 pounds of trash.

Let the amount of trash collected by Team A be x.

So, x+3+5=12

This can be simplified as x+8=12

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