Question

Marvin is making welcome bags for the new student's next year. He plans on putting 3 pieces of candy in each welcome bag. Write an equation using two variables to show the relationship between the n number of students and how much candy will be needed

Answer 1

Let x be the number of students and y be the number of pieces of candy needed.

The equation relating the number of students and pieces of candy needed is:
y = 3x