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Writing Equations to Find Unknowns

Question 3 of 10 • Pre-Algebra - MA3119 A ? Distance Learning

LaTricia wrote a sentence as an equation.Twelve is the product of three and a number.Which statement best describes LaTricia’s work?

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LaTricia is not correct. The word product does mean to multiply, but 12 should be the product and 3 should be one of the factors.
B
LaTricia is not correct. The equation should show that 12 times 3 equals w.
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LaTricia is correct. The word product means to multiply and the equation uses multiplication.
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LaTricia is correct. The sentence and the equation both contain 12 and 3 in the same order.
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