Question

Sebastian bought a 30-pack of mechanical pencils and plans to give the same number of pencils each to 6 friends. Which equation can he use to find p, the number of pencils each friend will receive?
p + 6 = 30
p minus 6 = 30
6 p = 30

Answer 1

6p = 30

Explanation: If each of 6 friends gets p pencils, total pencils = 6 × p, so 6p = 30. Solving gives p = 30/6 = 5.