Question

Isaac is making sandwiches for a group of friends. He needs 3 ounces of meat for each sandwich.

Answer 1

Part A: Isaac is not sure how many sandwiches he will be able to make. Write an expression with a variable that represents the amount of meat Isaac needs for his sandwiches. Identify what the variable represents.

Part B: If Isaac has 18 ounces of meat, how many sandwiches can he make? Create an equation and show all work to solve it.

Answer 2

Yes thank you Solo (:

Answer 3

Ok, lets do it together:)

We will name the amount of meat ounces, x.
And the number of sandwitches is y.

Answer 4

K im ready.

Answer 5

So, if you have y number of sandwiches, then you will need three times as many ounces (x) of meat. (because you need 3 ounces per sandwich)

This way we can model the function `y=x•⅓`
Where x is the number of ounces of meat, and y is the number of sandwitches.

Answer 6

now plug in 18 for x

Answer 7

Y=6

Answer 8

@SolomonZelman

Answer 9

yes, right

Answer 10

So, with 18 ounces of meat, he can make 6 sandwiches.

Answer 11

good job!

Answer 12

Yes Thanks.

Answer 13

@SolomonZelman

Answer 14

Are you still helping me or not? @SolomonZelman

Answer 15

You are done, aren't you?

Answer 16

What I thought were going to help me make the equations?

Answer 17

I helped you to model the function for the sandwiches.
Then you plgged in x=18, to find y=6 (i.e. 18 ounces of meat= 6 sandwiches)

Answer 18

There isn't anything more to this problem./

Answer 19

oh i see thanks sorry i didn't realize it was that simple