Question

Which equation will solve the following word problem? Jared has 13 cases of soda. He has 468 cans of soda. How many cans of soda are in each case? 13(468) = c 468c = 13 468/13 = c 13 = c/468

Answer 1

468/13 = c

Step-by-step explanation: Further explanation :

`13 \:cases = 468\:cans\\1 \:case\:\:\:\:= c\: cans\\Cross\:Multiply \\\\13x = 468\\\\(13x)/(13) = (468)/(13) \\\\c = 36\: cans`

Answer 2

c = 468 / 13

Explanation:

If c is the number of cans of soda in each case, we know that the number of cans in 13 cases is 13 * c = 13c, and since the number of cans in 13 cases is 468 and we know that "is" denotes that we need to use the "=" sign, the equation is 13c = 468. To get rid of the 13, we need to divide both sides of the equation by 13 because division is the opposite of multiplication, therefore the answer is c = 468 / 13.