Question

Erica is making feathered caps for her school play. Each cap must have 3 feathers. Write an equation that represents the number of feathers f Erica needs to make c caps .

Answer 1

Answer:

$f=3c$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Number of feathers = $f$

Number of caps = $c$

Number of feathers in each cap = 3

Now, solving by setting up a proportion.

1 cap has 3 feathers. 'c' caps has 'f' feathers.

This gives,

$\dfrac{1}{3}=\dfrac{c}{f}$

Solving by cross multiplication, we get:

$1\times f=3\times c\\\\f=3c$

Therefore, the equation representing the number of feathers 'f' Erica needs to make 'c' caps is given as:

$f=3c$