Question

Fernando bought 6 bags of oranges. Each bag had o oranges. After eating 6 oranges from each bag, he had 12 oranges left.
Choose the tape diagram that represents the situation.

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Great job!
What does the unknown value, o, represent in this problem?
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The number of oranges that were originally in each bag

The number of oranges in each bag after Fernando ate 6 oranges out of each bag

The number of bags of oranges

The number of oranges Fernando ate out of each bag
You got it!
What is the value of o?
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Answer 1

To find the value of \( o \), we need to set up and solve the equation based on the information given in the problem.

Fernando bought 6 bags of oranges, and each bag contained \( o \) oranges. After eating 6 oranges from each bag, he had 12 oranges left.

1. The total number of oranges he started with is \( 6o \) (since there are 6 bags).
2. After eating 6 oranges from each bag, he eats a total of \( 6 \times 6 = 36 \) oranges.
3. Therefore, the number of oranges he has left after eating is:

\[
6o - 36 = 12
\]

4. Now, let's solve for \( o \):

\[
6o - 36 = 12
\]

Add 36 to both sides:

\[
6o = 12 + 36
\]
\[
6o = 48
\]

Now, divide both sides by 6:

\[
o = \frac{48}{6} = 8
\]

So the value of \( o \) is \( 8 \).

Thus, \( o = 8 \).