3 8 B. Maria bought 13 pounds of nails for a carpentry project. She ended up with pound of nails when she finished the project.

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a. Write an equation that can be used to determine how much of the 13 pounds of nails Maria used
I'm looking for a equation.

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Aleks [24] · Answer 1 · 2023-05-31T22:51:56+03:00

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Step-by-step explanation:

let 1 pound of nail = x

so, the carved out waste nail will be = 12x

total nails = 13x

so the equation is =

13x - 12x = x

OR

x + 12x = 13x

Or

13x - x = 12x