Question

*I get what its asking me to do but I am confused*

Jamal and Tanya use two different containers to carry water to a pool.

-Jamal makes A trips to the pool, and Tanya makes B trips to the pool.

-Jamal’s container holds x gallons of water, and Tanya’s container holds y gallons.

Write an expression that represents the total amount of water carried to the pool.

Answer 1

Let's look at Jamal first.

A is the number of trips Jamal makes.
Jamal's container holds x gallons of water.

In A trips, how much water does Jamal carry?

Answer 2

Jamal:
1 trip ---> 1 * x gallons = x
2 trips ---> 2 * x gallons = 2x
3 trips ---> 3 * x gallons = 3x
...
A trips ---> ___ * x gallons = ____

Answer 3

Follow the pattern above. In A trips, how much water does Jamal carry?

Answer 4

A trips ---> 4 * x gallons = 4x ???

Answer 5

You gave me the next step in the pattern.
If I want to know how much Jamal carries in 4 trips, he carries 4x. That is correct.
That is not what I was asking, though.

You did 4 trips ---> 4 * x gallons.

Now we need to use the letter A to mean a number we don't know.
Use A itself in the expression.

In 4 trips ---> 4 * x gallons
In A trips ---> ___ * x gallons

What goes in the blank.

Answer 6

5? or a variable

Answer 7

A variable, and the variable we are using is A.
A means the number of trips Jamal makes.