Question

Turner is baking apple tartlets for a special celebration he has already made 6 tartlets and he can make 3 more tartlets with each additional egg he has in the fridge
Write an equation that shows how the total number of tartlets Y depends on the number of eggs in the fridge x

Answer 1

To express the total number of tartlets \( Y \) in terms of the number of eggs \( x \) that Turner has in the fridge, we can start with the 6 tartlets that he has already made. Each additional egg allows him to make 3 more tartlets.

The equation can be formed as follows:

\[
Y = 6 + 3x
\]

In this equation:
- \( Y \) is the total number of tartlets,
- \( 6 \) is the number of tartlets he has already made,
- \( 3 \) is the number of additional tartlets made per egg,
- \( x \) is the number of additional eggs in the fridge.

Thus, the equation \( Y = 6 + 3x \) accurately represents the relationship between the total number of tartlets and the number of eggs.