Question

Kevin has 16 oranges. John has 8 times as many oranges as Kevin. Which equation below answers how many oranges John has? (y = number of John's oranges)
16 = 8 × y
16 ÷ 8 = y
16 = 8 + y
y = 16 × 8

Answer 1

To determine how many oranges John has in relation to Kevin's oranges, we note that John has 8 times as many oranges as Kevin. Since Kevin has 16 oranges, we can express this relationship with the equation:

\[ y = 8 \times 16 \]

To rewrite this in terms of the options provided, we can simplify \( y \) directly:

1. Starting with the correct understanding, John has 8 times what Kevin has:
\[ y = 8 \times 16 \]

This matches one of the options given.

Now let's evaluate the other options:

- **16 = 8 × y:** This is incorrect. It suggests John's oranges multiplied by 8 equals 16, which is not how the amount of oranges relates between Kevin and John.
- **16 ÷ 8 = y:** This is incorrect. It suggests that John's oranges can be found by dividing Kevin’s oranges by 8, which is not accurate since we need to multiply.
- **16 = 8 + y:** This is also incorrect. This suggests that Kevin's oranges plus some amount equals 16, which doesn't apply here.

The correct answer is:

**y = 16 × 8** (which means John has 128 oranges).