Reggie works at Bright Bouquets flower shop. Yesterday, he made 4 centerpieces, which would normally use up an entire shipment of roses. In the shop's latest shipment, 12 roses were wilted, so Reggie couldn't use them. He used the remaining 36 roses in the centerpieces. Which equation can you use to find how many roses, x, Reggie normally uses in a centerpiece? Choices: (A)12(x - 4) = 36 (B)4x - 12 = 36 (C)4(x - 12) = 36 (D)12x - 4 = 36

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Reggie works at Bright Bouquets flower shop. Yesterday, he made 4 centerpieces, which would normally use up an entire shipment of roses. In the shop's latest shipment, 12 roses were wilted, so Reggie couldn't use them. He used the remaining 36 roses in the centerpieces. Which equation can you use to find how many roses, x, Reggie normally uses in a centerpiece?   Choices: (A)12(x - 4) = 36 (B)4x - 12 = 36 (C)4(x - 12) = 36 (D)12x - 4 = 36

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Identify Total Roses:  Identify the total number of roses Reggie could use after accounting for the wilted ones. Calculation: 12 (wilted) + 36 (used) = 48 total roses in the shipment. Determine Roses per Centerpiece:  Determine how many roses Reggie normally uses per centerpiece. Since he made 4 centerpieces using 36 roses, divide the total used roses by the number of centerpieces. Calculation: 36 roses / 4 centerpieces = 9 roses per centerpiece. Set Up Equation for x:  Set up the equation to find x, the number of roses per centerpiece under normal conditions. Since 12 roses were wilted and not used, add these to the roses per centerpiece to find the normal amount. Calculation: x = 9 roses (used per centerpiece) + 12 roses (wilted) = 21 roses.

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