Keenan made 32 cups of vegetable broth. Keenan then filled x small jars and y large jars with all the

Question

Keenan made 32 cups of vegetable broth. Keenan then filled x small jars and y large jars with all the vegetable broth he made. The equation 3 x + 5 y = 32 represents this situation. Which is the best interpretation of 5 y in this context?

Accepted Answer

Choice C is correct. It&rsquo;s given that the equation 3 x + 5 y = 32 represents the situation where Keenan filled x small jars and y large jars with all the vegetable broth he made, which was 32 cups. Therefore, 3 x represents the total number of cups of vegetable broth in the small jars and 5 y represents the total number of cups of vegetable broth in the large jars. Choice A is incorrect. The number of large jars Keenan filled is represented by y , not 5 y . Choice B is incorrect. The number of small jars Keenan filled is represented by x , not 5 y . Choice D is incorrect. The total number of cups of vegetable broth in the small jars is represented by 3 x , not 5 y .

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