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OpenStudy (jeremiahclare):

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OpenStudy (jeremiahclare):

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.

OpenStudy (jeremiahclare):

-sammi-

OpenStudy (jeremiahclare):

@sammixboo

OpenStudy (.mehek.):

Any idea?

OpenStudy (jeremiahclare):

For Part A i was thinking it could be 4+y=

OpenStudy (.mehek.):

Y is the total so you would have y =

OpenStudy (jeremiahclare):

y represents how much deserts she will make

OpenStudy (jeremiahclare):

ohh ok so y=

OpenStudy (.mehek.):

what do you think should come after?

OpenStudy (jeremiahclare):

umm idk really

OpenStudy (jeremiahclare):

how about 4

OpenStudy (.mehek.):

4 ounces of strawberries for `each` dessert so we would need a variable attached

OpenStudy (jeremiahclare):

u dont have to worry about part b i could try that

OpenStudy (jeremiahclare):

ohh so y could be attached to ??

OpenStudy (jeremiahclare):

4

OpenStudy (.mehek.):

no

OpenStudy (jeremiahclare):

ohh srry im really confused

OpenStudy (.mehek.):

any other variable

OpenStudy (jeremiahclare):

i was thinking 6

OpenStudy (.mehek.):

4 is correct you just need another variable besides y

OpenStudy (jeremiahclare):

x

OpenStudy (.mehek.):

so y = 4x

OpenStudy (jeremiahclare):

yea thxxs

OpenStudy (.mehek.):

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