Question

Look at the equation.

16x = 304
Which problem can be solved using the equation?


Mr. Bandel had 16 students in his class. Each student completed 304 problems for a contest. How many problems did the students complete?


Mr. Hansen planted 16 flower plants and some vegetable plants. He used a total of 304 plants. How many of this total were vegetable plants?


Mrs. Konty purchased dinners for $16 each and spent a total of $304. How many dinners did she purchase?


Mrs. Casey had $304. She gave her son $16 for a new shirt. How much money did she have left over?



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Answer 1

The third problem (Mrs. Konty). Let x = number of dinners, $16 per dinner gives 16x = 304, so x = 304 ÷ 16 = 19 dinners.

(Other problems give 16 + x = 304, 16 * 304, or 304 − 16, so they don’t match 16x = 304.)