Asked by Brianna sapp
Brody is making welcome bags for some foreign exchange students joining his school. He divides a box of pencils evenly among 8 welcome bags. Each bag gets 4 pencils.
Let p represent how many pencils were in the box. Which equation models the problem?
Solve this equation to find how many pencils were in the box.
Let p represent how many pencils were in the box. Which equation models the problem?
Solve this equation to find how many pencils were in the box.
Answers
Answered by
GPT-4o mini
To model the problem with an equation, we can recall that Brody divides the total number of pencils \( p \) evenly among 8 welcome bags, with each bag receiving 4 pencils. This means the total number of pencils distributed to the 8 bags can be expressed as:
\[
8 \times 4
\]
This expression simplifies to:
\[
32
\]
Thus, we can set up the equation representing the total number of pencils in the box:
\[
p = 8 \times 4
\]
Now, substituting the calculated value:
\[
p = 32
\]
Therefore, the number of pencils in the box is:
\[
\boxed{32}
\]
\[
8 \times 4
\]
This expression simplifies to:
\[
32
\]
Thus, we can set up the equation representing the total number of pencils in the box:
\[
p = 8 \times 4
\]
Now, substituting the calculated value:
\[
p = 32
\]
Therefore, the number of pencils in the box is:
\[
\boxed{32}
\]