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OpenStudy (anonymous):

factory produces 5,000 widgets a day. Write an equation to show the number of widgets (y) for any number of days (x). HELP!

OpenStudy (ddcamp):

How many widgets would the factory produce in two days?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

10,000

OpenStudy (ddcamp):

And how did you get that answer?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the factory produces 5,000 a day

OpenStudy (anonymous):

multiplying

OpenStudy (ddcamp):

5000 a day, multiplied by 2 days to get the total made in 2 days, good. To find the number made in "x" days, we do the same thing: Number produced in x days (y) = 5000 * x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok thank you makes sense now

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