Question

A food pantry is making packages. Each package weighs 64 pounds.
Here are two situations. For each situation, write and solve an equation, using x as the variable to represent the weight of one bag of rice. If you get stuck, try drawing a diagram.
Each package contains 4 identical bags of rice and a 7-pound bag of beans.
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Answer 1

Answer:

Solution x= 14.25 lbs

Equation= (64-7)/4=x or 14.25

Step-by-step explanation:

64-7 since 64 is the total and already know 7 lbs is the weight of one bag of beans; given only one bag of beans is used. That then gives you a difference of 57 lbs left. That is the total weight of the 4 identical bags of rice. In order to figure out x or weight of one bag of rice you need to divide 57/4 since 4 bags of rice. In the end it is 14.25, so x = 14.25