I sell oranges for $.50 each. John paid $4.00 for a bag of oranges. What is the equation for how many oranges John bought?

Answer 1

Let's let x represent the number of oranges John bought. Each orange cost $0.50.

The equation would be $0.50 x = $4.00

You can solve for x by dividing both sides of the equation by 0.50:

0.50 x = 4.00

0.50 x = 4.00

0.50 0.50

x = 8 oranges