You can multiply w, the number of weeks, by the 32 cans of food donated each week to find n, the total number of cans of food. How can you represent this rule as an expression?

Question

w, the number weeks
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Multiply by 32
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n, the number of cans of food donated

w, the number weeks
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n, the number of cans of food donated

Answer 1

You can represent the rule as an expression using the variable \( w \) for the number of weeks and \( n \) for the total number of cans of food donated. The expression can be written as:

\[ n = 32w \]

This means that if you multiply the number of weeks \( w \) by 32 (the number of cans donated each week), you will get the total number of cans \( n \).

So, in summary:

• Input: \( w \) (number of weeks)
• Operation: Multiply by 32
• Output: \( n \) (total number of cans of food donated)

The mathematical representation is:

\[ n = 32w \]