What does a variable allow you to do that you couldn't do before

Suppose a store sells an average of 80 cases of soda per day. assume that each case contains 24 cans of soda and that the store is open 10 hours per day. find the average number of soda that the store sells per hour.

15 oranges weigh 3.75 kilograms (kg). if each orange weighs approximately the same, approximately how much does each orange weigh?

Several paint mixtures are made by mixing blue paint and white paint. paint colors blue paint white paint mixture a 5 cups 12 cups mixture b 6 cups 6 cups mixture c 4 cups 12 cups mixture d 5 cups 6 cups which mixture has the highest ratio of blue paint to white paint