Kennedy is packing goody bags for her guests at her birthday party. She is splitting some candy into 12 bags. Each bag will have 5 pieces of candy in it. How many pieces of candy did she start with?

Question

Which equation and solution match this situation?

(1 point)
Responses

c/12=5 ; c=60
c/12=5 ; c=60

12c = 5 ; c=60
12c = 5 ; c=60

c/12=5 ; c =2.4
c/12=5 ; c =2.4

12c = 5 ; c=2.4

Answer 1

The correct equation and solution for this situation is:

c/12 = 5 ; c = 60

This means Kennedy started with 60 pieces of candy.