On a sunny fall day, Isaac and his family go to an orchard to pick apples for their famous apple pies. First, they pick enough Golden Delicious apples to fill a bag. Then, they pick enough Honeycrisp apples to fill another bag. The bag of Honeycrisp apples weighs 20 pounds. In all, Isaac's family picks 44 pounds of apples.
Which equation can you use to find the weight w of the Golden Delicious apples?
Solve this equation for w to find the weight of the Golden Delicious apples.
Let w represent the weight of the Golden Delicious apples.
The total weight of the apples picked by Isaac's family can be represented by the equation:
w + 20 = 44
Solving for w:
w = 44 - 20
w = 24
Therefore, the weight of the Golden Delicious apples is 24 pounds.