Question

⦁ Emmanuel bought 28 lb of potting soil this week. This amount is 4 lb more than twice the amount of potting soil he bought last week. Answer the following questions to find the number of pounds of soil Emmanuel purchased last week.
⦁ What is the unknown information?
⦁ Let p represent the unknown information. Write an equation to model the problem.
⦁ Which number, 10, 11, or 12, will solve the equation in Part (b)? Show your work.
⦁ How many pounds of potting soil did Emmanuel buy last week?

Answer 1

Okay so first off, what is it you don't know? How much potting soil he bought the previous week, right?

Answer 2

So p = amount of potting soil purchased the previous week

Answer 3

i just needed the answer its to hard

Answer 4

It's really not, he bought 28 lb this week, which is 4 more than twice the amount he purchased the previous week, or

p = (28 - 4)/2

Answer 5

p = 12

Answer 6

@Vuriffy help me

Answer 7

@Wholock Was correct.

Answer 8

what is the answer

Answer 9

I told you, p = 12

the equation is p = (28 - 4)/2

Answer 10

so I put p=(28-4

Answer 11

p = (28-4)/ 2

Answer 12

that's all?

Answer 13

Well you have to answer all parts of the problem.

a.) Unknown is the amount of potting soil he purchased last week.
b.) Equation for the soil is p = (28 - 4) / 2
c.) As you see, 12 is the answer to the equation
d.) He purchased 12 lb of potting soil last week

Answer 14

thxs so much bro :) my teacher is gonna grade me tomorrow

Answer 15

No problem, hope everything goes well!