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Bert made 33 batches of his uncle's signature spicy wing sauce for a barbecue last weekend. He didn't want the sauce to be too spicy, so he tweaked the recipe, reducing the amount of hot sauce he put in each batch by 22 ounces. Bert used 2424 ounces of hot sauce in all to make the wing sauce.\newlineWhich equation can you use to find uu, the amount of hot sauce Bert's uncle usually puts in each batch of spicy wing sauce?\newlineChoices:\newline(A) 3u2=243u - 2 = 24\newline(B) 2u3=242u - 3 = 24\newline(C) 3(u2)=243(u - 2) = 24\newline(D) 2(u3)=242(u - 3) = 24\newlineHow much hot sauce does Bert's uncle usually put in each batch of spicy wing sauce?\newlineWrite your answer as a whole number or a simplified fraction.\newline____ ounces

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Q. Bert made 33 batches of his uncle's signature spicy wing sauce for a barbecue last weekend. He didn't want the sauce to be too spicy, so he tweaked the recipe, reducing the amount of hot sauce he put in each batch by 22 ounces. Bert used 2424 ounces of hot sauce in all to make the wing sauce.\newlineWhich equation can you use to find uu, the amount of hot sauce Bert's uncle usually puts in each batch of spicy wing sauce?\newlineChoices:\newline(A) 3u2=243u - 2 = 24\newline(B) 2u3=242u - 3 = 24\newline(C) 3(u2)=243(u - 2) = 24\newline(D) 2(u3)=242(u - 3) = 24\newlineHow much hot sauce does Bert's uncle usually put in each batch of spicy wing sauce?\newlineWrite your answer as a whole number or a simplified fraction.\newline____ ounces
  1. Identify equation: Identify the correct equation to represent the situation.\newlineBert made 33 batches, each with 22 ounces less hot sauce than usual. He used 2424 ounces in total.\newlineThe equation that fits this description is 3(u2)=243(u - 2) = 24, where uu is the usual amount of hot sauce per batch.
  2. Solve equation: Solve the equation 3(u2)=243(u - 2) = 24. First, divide both sides by 33 to isolate the term with uu. (u2)=243(u - 2) = \frac{24}{3}, (u2)=8(u - 2) = 8.
  3. Find uu: Solve for uu.\newlineAdd 22 to both sides to find uu.\newlineu=8+2u = 8 + 2,\newlineu=10u = 10.