Question

Shele bought a box of eggs. She wrote this equation to show the number of eggs in one box. e = 6 If Shele bought 4 boxes of eggs, which equation would represent the number of eggs she has now? A. 4 × e = 24 B. 4 × e = 12 C. 4 × e = 6 D. 4 × e = 4

Answer 1

The equation e = 6 tells you for each box, e, there are 6 eggs. If she bought 4 boxes, you would be multiplying the number of boxes, 4, by e. That means:
4 x e 

Now you need to set 4 x e equal to the total number of eggs she has now. Since you know e = 6 eggs, plug in 6 into 4 x e!
4 x e = ?
4 x 6 = 24

That means you complete equation is:
4 x e = 24

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Answer: A) 4 × e = 24