Question

Casey went to the store on Sunday to buy groceries. On Tuesday she spent three times as much as she did on Sunday. She spent $48 on groceries on Tuesday. In which equation does c represent how much she spent on Sunday? c = 3 • 48, c•c•c = 48, c=3+48, 3•c=48

Answer 1

Answer: c*c*c=48/ 3c=48

Step-by-step explanation: Let's assume c is the amount of money Casey spent on groceries on Sunday. Now they tell us that on Tuesday Casey spent three times as much as she did on Sunday, that would mean we have to multiply Sunday's amount by 3 to get Tuesday's amount. So the equation would be c*c*c=48 or 3c=48.

If we divide both sides by 3 we get a value for c, 48/3, which means $16 were spent on Sunday groceries.