I have 6 bags with the same number of cookies. Altogether I have 36 cookies.The equation to find out how many cookies are in each bag is 4*c=36. Why is this wrong?
Thats what Im confused about I have to explain WHY the above equation is incorrect, in complete sentences. Before, I asked why this is wrong, the question states Nelson says the equation to find how many cookies are in each bag is 4*c=36. Nelson is wrong. Now I have to explain why the equation is wrong..Sorry for the misunderstanding. Its a word problem and I have a hard time with these
The equation you provided, 4*c=36, is incorrect in this case because it assumes that each bag contains the same number of cookies, which is not mentioned in the problem statement. To find the correct equation, let's denote the number of cookies in each bag as 'x'. Since you have 6 bags and the total number of cookies is 36, we can set up the equation as follows:
6*x = 36
This equation represents that the sum of the cookies in all six bags is equal to 36. By solving this equation, we can find the value of 'x', which represents the number of cookies in each bag. Dividing both sides of the equation by 6, we get:
x = 36/6
Simplifying the right side of the equation, we find:
x = 6
Therefore, the correct answer is that there are 6 cookies in each bag, not 4 as indicated by the incorrect equation.
Where did the 4 come from?
Where does the 4 come from?
There are 36 cookies in 6 bags, so
the number of cookies in each bag
= 36/6 = 6