SOLUTION: Circle C Farm has 1,500 chickens. They separate the chickens into 6 different areas. How many chickens are in each area? Define a variable and write an equation. Solve the equation
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Question 1133281: Circle C Farm has 1,500 chickens. They separate the chickens into 6 different areas. How many chickens are in each area? Define a variable and write an equation. Solve the equation.
According to my son's Math book, the equation is a multiplication equation, as follows:
Let x = the number of chickens in each area;
6x = 1500; x = 250
Why is this not a division equation even though it says they " separate the chicken into 6 areas". Doesn’t separating the chicken translate to dividing?
Would greatly appreciate your help in understanding what in the word problem would help my son figure out that he needs to write a multiplication equation.
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
first recall that linear equation is of the form
in your case, represents the number of chickens in each area, represents the number of areas, coefficient shows how many areas are there
since you are given that and , your equation is
or
.......Solve the equation for
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if book states this: Let = the number of chickens in each area;=> means "Define a variable"
;=> given equation needed
=> given result
they just skipped the another steps which I did in solution above
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