Question

Mr. Valenzuela’s new bottle of shampoo contains 60 ounces of shampoo. He uses ounce of shampoo each time he washes his hair. Which equation can be used to find x, the number of washes after which 24 ounces will remain in the bottle?

Answer 1

This is the correct answer.

Answer 2

`60-x=24`

Explanation:

Total amount of shampoo = 60 ounces

Amount of shampoo used in 1 wash = 1 ounce

Amount of shampoo used in x washes = x ounces

So, Remaining amount of shampoo = 60-x

We are given that 24 ounces will remain in the bottle

So, equation becomes :
`60-x=24`

Hence equation can be used to find x, the number of washes after which 24 ounces will remain in the bottle is
`60-x=24`