Kennedy is packing goody bags for her guests at her birthday party. She is splitting some candy into 12 bags. Each bag will have 5 pieces of candy in it. How many pieces of candy did she start with?
Which equation and solution match this situation?
(1 point)
Responses
c/12=5 ; c=60
c/12=5 ; c=60
12c = 5 ; c=60
12c = 5 ; c=60
c/12=5 ; c =2.4
c/12=5 ; c =2.4
12c = 5 ; c=2.4
The correct equation and solution for this situation is:
c/12 = 5 ; c = 60
This means Kennedy started with 60 pieces of candy.