In her science project, Martina is observing how fast kitchen condiments can be dissolved in water. She put 8.5 ounces of water into each of 5 containers. Complete the equation that models the total amount of water, w

Question

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Answer 1

To model the total amount of water \( w \) that Martina used in her project, you can set up the equation based on the number of containers and the amount of water in each container.

Martina has 5 containers, and she used 8.5 ounces of water in each one. Therefore, the total amount of water \( w \) can be calculated as:

\[ w = \text{(number of containers)} \times \text{(amount of water per container)} \]

This can be written as:

\[ w = 5 \times 8.5 \]

To make it fit your request for an equation format \( w/?=? \), we can express it as:

\[ w/1 = 5 \times 8.5 \]

Thus:

\[ w/1 = 42.5 \]

So, the complete equation is:

\[ w/1 = 42.5 \]

In this case, \( w = 42.5 \) ounces, as that is the total amount of water used.