Pick the story that can be modeled by the equation 3+x=9.Choices:(A) For his camp's Neon Night, Dale bought 9 boxes of glow sticks. He split the boxes evenly among x cabins. Each cabin got 3 boxes of glow sticks.(B) For his camp's Neon Night, Dale bought 9 boxes of glow sticks. He bought 3 boxes of pink glow sticks and x boxes of green glow sticks.
Q. Pick the story that can be modeled by the equation 3+x=9.Choices:(A) For his camp's Neon Night, Dale bought 9 boxes of glow sticks. He split the boxes evenly among x cabins. Each cabin got 3 boxes of glow sticks.(B) For his camp's Neon Night, Dale bought 9 boxes of glow sticks. He bought 3 boxes of pink glow sticks and x boxes of green glow sticks.
Identify Equation: Identify the equation and understand its components: 3+x=9. Here, x represents an unknown quantity that when added to 3 equals 9.
Solve for x: Solve for x: Subtract 3 from both sides of the equation to isolate x. 3+x−3=9−3x=6
Interpret x: Interpret x in the context of the choices:(A) x represents the number of cabins that each got 3 boxes, which doesn't fit because the total should be a multiplication of cabins and boxes per cabin.(B) x represents the number of green glow stick boxes Dale bought, adding to 3 pink boxes to make a total of 9 boxes. This matches the equation since 3 (pink boxes) + x (green boxes) = 9 (total boxes).
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