At the candy store, M&Ms and Skittles are se
and then added 8 ounces of Skittle
and Skittles are sold for 10.50 per ounce. Kevita puts some EMSin a bo
Skittles. The total cost for her bag of candy is vos
quation 0.50x + 8)
Kevita and Mary write the equation o
number of ounces of M&Ms.
6.50 to represent the situation, where x represents the
equation you first distribute the 0.5 through the parentheses to get
Kevity says to solve the equation you first
0.5x + 4- 6.50
Mary says that to solve this equation
olve this equation, you first divide by 0.5 on both sides to get
ary? Why? Finish solving the problem to find out how many
8-13
Do you agree with either Kevita
ounces of M&Ms Kevita put in her bag of candy