To find the number of licorice ropes r that came in the bag, the equation would be r/ 8 = 4.
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A system of equations is two or more equations that can be solved to get a unique solution. the power of the equation must be in one degree.
The teacher divides a bag of licorice ropes evenly among the 8 students at the table.
Each student gets 4 licorice ropes to decorate the roof of his or her gingerbread house.
Let the number of licorice ropes that came in the bag be r.
The total number of students = 8
one student gets the licorice ropes = 4
The equation formed
r/ 8 = 4
r = 32
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