x delivery persons carry a total of B bags of groceries up the stairs. They can each carry y bags at a time, and they each make 2 trips up the stairs.Write an equation that relates x, B, and y.
Q. x delivery persons carry a total of B bags of groceries up the stairs. They can each carry y bags at a time, and they each make 2 trips up the stairs.Write an equation that relates x, B, and y.
Delivery Person Capacity: Each delivery person carries y bags at a time and makes 2 trips. Therefore, the total number of bags one delivery person can carry is 2×y.
Total Bags Calculation: If there are x delivery persons, then the total number of bags all delivery persons can carry is x times the number of bags one person can carry, which is x×(2×y).
Equation for Total Bags: The total number of bags B is equal to the total number of bags all delivery persons can carry. Therefore, we can write the equation B=x×(2×y).
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