Question

question 3 points 3 sue has 12 baseball cards. she buys four packs of cards, and then she has a total of 36 cards. which of the following represents the given situation? 4x + 12 = 36 4x - 12 = 36 x + 12 = 36 x - 12 = 36

Explanation:

Step1: Define the variable

Let \( x \) be the number of cards in each pack.

Step2: Analyze the situation

Sue initially has 12 cards. She buys 4 packs, each with \( x \) cards, so the number of cards from the packs is \( 4x \). The total number of cards is 36. So the equation should be the initial cards plus the cards from the packs equals 36, which is \( 4x + 12 = 36 \). Wait, no, wait. Wait, maybe I misread. Wait, the problem says "She buys four packs of cards, and then she has a total of 36 cards." Wait, initial is 12, then buys 4 packs (each with x cards), so total is 12 + 4x = 36? But the options are \( 4x + 12 = 36 \), \( 4x - 12 = 36 \), \( x + 12 = 36 \), \( x - 12 = 36 \). Wait, maybe the variable is the number of cards in each pack, so 4 packs would be 4x, and initial is 12, so total is 4x + 12 = 36. So the first option is \( 4x + 12 = 36 \).

Answer:

\( 4x + 12 = 36 \) (the first option among the given choices)