Jim and Pam bought x quarts of ice cream for a party. If 10 people attended the party, including Jim and Pam, and if each person ate the same amount of ice cream, which of the following represents the amount of ice cream, in quart, eaten by each person at the party?
A) 10x
B) 5x
C) x
D) x/5
E) x/10
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
a
OpenStudy (anonymous):
10 people times x number of quarts of ice cream will be 10x
OpenStudy (anonymous):
E
OpenStudy (anonymous):
2 diff answer
OpenStudy (anonymous):
yea...E is wrong
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
Um... you're looking for the number of quarts eaten by each person in the party. If you use 10x, then that'll mean that each person ate more ice cream than the 'x' quarts bought by Jim and Pam.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
actually ur right...i was looking at total ice cream eaten
OpenStudy (anonymous):
its E.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
lol thanks guys :)
OpenStudy (anonymous):
i just reread the question...individual ice cream eaten would be E....sorry itsaheart