Question

Heather is planning a dessert display. She needs 4 ounces of strawberries for each dessert.

Part A: Heather is not sure how many desserts she will make. Write an expression with a variable that represents the amount of strawberries Heather needs for the desserts. Identify what the variable represents.

Part B: If Heather has 24 ounces of strawberries, how many desserts can she make? Create an equation and show all work to solve it. @iGreen

Answer 1

6? @texaschic101

Answer 2

any 1 have a CLUE?? @texaschic101 @SorryImAmber @iGreen

Answer 3

for part B
4x = 24
x = 24/4
x = 6

Answer 4

do you know part A @texaschic101

Answer 5

I am not too sure about A......
every desert requires 4 oz strawberries....so 2 deserts require 8 oz and 3 deserts would require 12 oz
f(x) = 4x ???

Answer 6

I can come up with a function....f(x) = 4x....not sure about an equation....subbing in how many deserts made = x