Bonnie's favorite game at the arcade is Can Em Down. In the game, players earn 7 points for each can they knock down. Bonnie earned 84 points in her best game.Let c represent how many cans Bonnie knocked down. Which equation models the problem?Choices:(A) 7c=84(B) 7c=84Solve this equation to find how many cans Bonnie knocked down.____ cans
Q. Bonnie's favorite game at the arcade is Can Em Down. In the game, players earn 7 points for each can they knock down. Bonnie earned 84 points in her best game.Let c represent how many cans Bonnie knocked down. Which equation models the problem?Choices:(A) 7c=84(B) 7c=84Solve this equation to find how many cans Bonnie knocked down.____ cans
Understand problem, choose equation: Step 1: Understand the problem and choose the correct equation.Bonnie earns 7 points for each can knocked down and scored 84 points. So, the equation linking points and cans is points =7× cans. This matches equation (A) 7c=84, not (B) c/7=84.
Solve equation to find cans: Step 2: Solve the equation 7c=84 to find the number of cans Bonnie knocked down.Divide both sides of the equation by 7 to isolate c.c=784c=12
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