Question

A food pantry is making packages. Each package weighs 64 pounds.

Here are two situations. For each situation, write and solve an equation to represent the situation, then explain what your solution means in the situation. If you get stuck, try drawing a diagram. (upload your work when complete)
1.Each package contains 4 boxes. Each box contains a 7-pound bag of beans and a bag of rice.
2.The bags of rice are all identical. Each package contains 4 identical bags of rice and a 7-pound bag of beans.

Answer 1

2. Each package contains 4 identical bags of rice and a 7-pound bag of beans.

64 = 4x + 7 Each bag of rice weighs 14.25 LBS

Explanation:

yes