Brinda and three of her friends are giving out water bottles during a cycling race. They each give out 38 water bottles during the race. What is the total number of water bottles they give out during the race? Write and solve an equation to solve the problem. Use w

Question

to stand for the unknown number of water bottles.(1 point)
Responses

9.5 water bottles
9.5 water bottles

152 water bottles
152 water bottles

114 water bottles
114 water bottles

32 water bottle

Answer 1

To find the total number of water bottles Brinda and her three friends give out during the cycling race, we can set up the following equation.

Let \( w \) represent the total number of water bottles.

Since Brinda and three friends are giving out water bottles, that makes a total of 4 people. Each person gives out 38 water bottles. So, the equation is:

\[ w = 4 \times 38 \]

Now, let's calculate:

\[ w = 4 \times 38 = 152 \]

Therefore, the total number of water bottles they give out during the race is 152 water bottles.

The correct response is:

152 water bottles.