Question

Medal and Fan!! The Georgia Peach Company ships peaches in wooden boxes. An empty wooden box has a mass of 2.5 kilograms. The peaches have an average mass of 0.15 kilogram each.

Part a) Write an equation that expresses m, the total mass of a box of peaches, in terms of p, the number of peaches in the box.

Part b) Solve the equation if there are 250 peaches. Show all steps.

Answer 1

@stamp

Answer 2

@bohotness

Answer 3

@KayleeNeedsHelp

Answer 4

@xapproachesinfinity

Answer 5

m=2.5+(.15p)

m=2.5+.15*250
m=2.5+37.5
m=40kg

Answer 6

Mhmm

Answer 7

Right

Answer 8

Thanks so much! That really helped!

Answer 9

Glad to!

Answer 10

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