Pedro 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 16 kids in the group. Each kid gets 5 coconuts.Which equation can you use to find the number of coconuts c the kids gather?Choices:(A) 16c=5(B) 16c=5(C) c−16=5(D) c+16=5Solve this equation for c to find the number of coconuts the kids gather.____ coconuts
Q. Pedro 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 16 kids in the group. Each kid gets 5 coconuts.Which equation can you use to find the number of coconuts c the kids gather?Choices:(A) 16c=5(B) 16c=5(C) c−16=5(D) c+16=5Solve this equation for c to find the number of coconuts the kids gather.____ coconuts
Divide Equally Among Kids: To find the total number of coconuts gathered, we need to use the information that each of the 16 kids received 5 coconuts. The equation that represents this situation is one where the total number of coconuts c is divided evenly among the 16 kids, with each kid getting 5 coconuts. This corresponds to choice (A) 16c=5.
Isolate c in Equation: Now we solve the equation 16c=5 for c to find the total number of coconuts. To do this, we multiply both sides of the equation by 16 to isolate c on one side.c=5×16
Perform Multiplication: Perform the multiplication to find the value of c.c=80
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