AA.16 Solve one-step equations: word problems

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On a sunny fall day, Jane and her family go to an orchard to pick apples for their famous apple pies. First, they pick enough Golden Delicious apples to fill a bag. Then, they pick enough Honeycrisp apples to fill another bag. The bag of Honeycrisp apples weighs 20 pounds. In all, Jane's family picks 44 pounds of apples.
Which equation can you use to find the weight w of the Golden Delicious apples?

Answer 1

To find the weight \( w \) of the Golden Delicious apples, we can set up the equation based on the information provided.

Jane's family picks a total of 44 pounds of apples, which consists of the weight of the Golden Delicious apples (\( w \)) and the weight of the Honeycrisp apples (which is given to be 20 pounds).

So, we can create the following equation:

\[ w + 20 = 44 \]

This equation represents the total weight of the apples picked by Jane's family. To find the weight of the Golden Delicious apples, you can solve this equation for \( w \).