Lester is on the well-known reality show, Kid Castaway, in which a group of kids spends a week learning to survive on a tropical island. On Monday, the kids gather a bunch of coconuts to eat. They divide the coconuts evenly among all 18 kids in the group. Each kid gets 4 coconuts.Which equation can you use to find the number of coconuts c the kids gather?Choices:(A) 18c=4(B) 18c=4(C) c+18=4(D) c−18=4Solve this equation for c to find the number of coconuts the kids gather.____ coconuts
Q. Lester is on the well-known reality show, Kid Castaway, in which a group of kids spends a week learning to survive on a tropical island. On Monday, the kids gather a bunch of coconuts to eat. They divide the coconuts evenly among all 18 kids in the group. Each kid gets 4 coconuts.Which equation can you use to find the number of coconuts c the kids gather?Choices:(A) 18c=4(B) 18c=4(C) c+18=4(D) c−18=4Solve this equation for c to find the number of coconuts the kids gather.____ coconuts
Understand the problem: Understand the problem.The problem states that there are 18 kids and each kid gets 4 coconuts. We need to find the total number of coconuts gathered, represented by c.
Translate the problem: Translate the problem into an equation.Since the coconuts are divided evenly among the 18 kids, and each kid gets 4 coconuts, we can represent this situation with the equation 18c=4. This means that if we divide the total number of coconuts c by 18, each kid should get 4 coconuts.
Choose the correct equation: Choose the correct equation from the given choices.From the previous step, we know that the correct equation is 18c=4, which corresponds to choice (B).
Solve the equation for c: Solve the equation for c.To find c, we multiply both sides of the equation by 18 to isolate c on one side:18c×18=4×18c=72
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