A box of chocolates contains 2 ounces of fruit crèmes, and the rest are caramels. If the box weighs 8 ounces, how many ounces of caramels are there?

Which of the equations below could be used to solve the problem

a] 2"1/3+c=8"5/6

b] 8"5/6+c=2"1/3

c] c-8"5/6=2"1/3

d] 2"1/3x8"5/6=c

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Giles

7 December, 16:35

A box of chocolates contains 2 ounces of fruit crèmes, and the rest are caramels. If the box weighs 8 ounces, how many ounces of caramels are there?

Which of the equations below could be used to solve the problem

a] 2"1/3+c=8"5/6

b] 8"5/6+c=2"1/3

c] c-8"5/6=2"1/3

d] 2"1/3x8"5/6=c

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Rene Bradshaw · Answer 1

I'm a little confused as to how you wrote out each of the equations, but if there are 2 ounces of fruit cremes, and the box weighs 8 ounces, then there would be 6 ounces of caramels in the box.

A box of chocolates contains 2 ounces of fruit crèmes, and the rest are caramels. If the box weighs 8 ounces, how many ounces of caramels are there?Which of the equations below could be used to solve the problema] 2"1/3+c=8"5/6b] 8"5/6+c=2"1/3c] c-8"5/6=2"1/3d] 2"1/3x8"5/6=c

A box of chocolates contains 2 ounces of fruit crèmes, and the rest are caramels. If the box weighs 8 ounces, how many ounces of caramels are there?

Which of the equations below could be used to solve the problem

a] 2"1/3+c=8"5/6

b] 8"5/6+c=2"1/3

c] c-8"5/6=2"1/3

d] 2"1/3x8"5/6=c