Question

help me

Answer 1

@zepdrix

Answer 2

Please do all you can towards solving this problem. What are we looking for here? Which variable would be a good choice to represent the unknown?

Answer 3

Hint: The word "soil," meaning "potting soil," measured by "p," shows up repeatedly in the problem statement.

What are we looking for here?

Answer 4

Which letter will we use to represent the amount?

Answer 5

p

Answer 6

@Awolflover1 @GIitter

Answer 7

@Elsa213

Answer 8

@MaThNeRdZ

Answer 9

@iYuko

Answer 10

Yes. p represents the AMOUNT of potting soil this guy bought last week.

Answer 11

Now think of how you'd write an equation (algebraic equation in p) to model the situation described.

Answer 12

k

Answer 13

@sweetburger

Answer 14

jalil? I asked you to think about writing an equation that describes this situation.

Answer 15

idk

Answer 16

p represents the amt. of soil he bought last week.

Look what the question says: "28 is 4 more than twice the amt of soil he bought last week"

Rewrite that algebraically: 28 = [ ? } + 4

That's "4 more than twice the amt of soil he bought last week." Finish this equation, pls.

Answer 17

i passed it

Answer 18

I'm glad. Next time I will ask you to show more of your own work.

Answer 19

Thank you for the medal!