Respuesta :
Answer:
The required equation: [tex]p-3=17[/tex].
Total weight of the basket of apples = 20 pounds.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the weight of basket of apples be p pounds.
We have been that Liang ate 3 pounds of apples, before she had time to make the pies. So the amount of apples left after eating pounds will be: [tex]p-3[/tex].
We are also told that after eating 3 pounds of apples, there are 17 pounds of apples left to make pies. We can represent this information as:
[tex]p-3=17[/tex]
Therefore, the equation [tex]p-3=17[/tex] represents the number of apples left to make pies.
Let us solve for p by adding 3 to both sides of our equation.
[tex]p-3+3=17+3[/tex]
[tex]p=20[/tex]
Therefore, the total weight of the basket of apples was 20 pounds.
