Question

1. yolanda is planting seeds. she puts 2 seeds in each pot. how can you write two equations to represent how many seeds yolanda might need?

Explanation:

Step1: Define variables

Let $p$ be the number of pots. Let $s$ be the number of seeds.

Step2: Write first - equation

Since she puts 2 seeds in each pot, the first equation is $s = 2p$.

Step3: Write second - equation

We can also write it as $p=\frac{s}{2}$.

Answer:

$s = 2p$; $p=\frac{s}{2}$