On a sunny fall day, Brandon and his family go to an orchard to pick apples for their famous apple pies. First, they pick enough Golden Delicious apples to fill a bag. Then, they pick enough Honeycrisp apples to fill another bag. The bag of Honeycrisp apples weighs 24 pounds. In all, Brandon's family picks 42 pounds of apples.Which equation can you use to find the weight w of the Golden Delicious apples?Choices:(A) 24w=42(B) w+24=42(C) w−24=42(D) 24w=42Solve this equation for w to find the weight of the Golden Delicious apples.____ pounds
Q. On a sunny fall day, Brandon and his family go to an orchard to pick apples for their famous apple pies. First, they pick enough Golden Delicious apples to fill a bag. Then, they pick enough Honeycrisp apples to fill another bag. The bag of Honeycrisp apples weighs 24 pounds. In all, Brandon's family picks 42 pounds of apples.Which equation can you use to find the weight w of the Golden Delicious apples?Choices:(A) 24w=42(B) w+24=42(C) w−24=42(D) 24w=42Solve this equation for w to find the weight of the Golden Delicious apples.____ pounds
Write Equation: The correct equation to represent the situation is the total weight of the Golden Delicious apples w plus the weight of the Honeycrisp apples 24 pounds) equals the total weight of apples 42 pounds). This can be written as:w+24=42
Isolate Variable: Now, we solve the equation for w. We need to isolate w on one side of the equation. To do this, we subtract 24 from both sides of the equation:w+24−24=42−24This simplifies to:w=42−24
Solve for Weight: Perform the subtraction to find the value of w:w=18So, the weight of the Golden Delicious apples is 18 pounds.
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