Lesson 6: Equivalent Equations Cool Down: Box of Beans and Rice

Question

A cardboard box, which weighs 0.6 pounds when empty, is filled with 15 bags of beans and a 4-pound bag of rice. The total weight of the box and the contents inside it is 25.6 pounds. One way to represent this situation is with the equation .

In this situation, what does the solution to the equation represent?

Answer 1

.6 + 15b +4 = 25.6

15b + 4.6 = 25.6

we know one bag of rice is 4 lbs or 1(4)

we know 15 bags of rice is b (what) or 15(b)?

I hope this gets you started. Have a great day!

Mrs. S