Question

A grocery store receives a 180-pound crate containing six 10-pound bags of potatoes and an unknown number of 5-pound bags of potatoes. Choose an equation that represents the number of bags of potatoes in the crate. Ya get me?
answer1 6(10) + 180 = 5x
answer2 10 + 6 + 5x = 180
answer3 180 = 5 + 60x
answer4 6(10) + 5x = 180

Answer 1

Equation that represents the number of bags of potatoes in the crate is 6 (10 ) + 5x = 180

Let x be the unknown number of 5 pound bags of potatoes.

• Then weight of these potato bag  = 5x

Also we have six 10 pound bags.

• Total weight of these bags = 6 x ( 10 )

Given total weight of potato received by the store = 180 pounds

Hence we can deduce that

• 6 ( 10 )  + 5x  = 180