Which equation could be used to solve the problem?

Joan picked 4 bushels of apples in one hour.

At that rate, how many bushels would she pick in 8 hours (b)?

A.
b = 8 + 4

B.
b = 8 • 4

C.
b = 8 ÷ 4

D.
b = 4 ÷ 8

Question

Which equation could be used to solve the problem? 
 
Joan picked 4 bushels of apples in one hour. 
 
At that rate, how many bushels would she pick in 8 hours (b)?
 
 A.
b = 8 + 4
 
 B.
b = 8 • 4
 
 C.
b = 8 ÷ 4
 
 D.
b = 4 ÷ 8

foxythepirate0984 · Answer

@AutumnRoseT

anonymous · Answer

Hi! Okay, so we need to find out how many apples she picked in 8 hours.

foxythepirate0984 · Answer

wouldnt she pick 31 apples

anonymous · Answer

And we know that she picks 4 apples per hour.

So, what do you think the answer would be?

anonymous · Answer

Well, were not looking for how many apples she picked just yet. The question wants us to set up a problem that we could use to find the answer.

anonymous · Answer

What answer choice do you think it is/makes the most sense?

foxythepirate0984 · Answer

B

anonymous · Answer

Your correct! Great job :)

anonymous · Answer

you would take the amount of apples joan can get per hour, and times them by the number of hours :)