Use a letter to represent the unknown Twenty packs of fruit snacks come in a box. Each pack weighs 6 ounces. Students eat some. There are 48 ounces of fruit snacks left in the box. How many ounces of fruit snacks did the students eat?

The students have eaten 72 ounces of fruit snacks.

X = 72 ounces

Step-by-step explanation:

There are total 20 packs of fruit snacks

The weight of each pack is 6 ounces.

Let us first find the total weight of the snacks.

Total weight = 6*20

Total weight = 120 ounces

Let X represents the ounces of fruit snacks that students have eaten.

Let Y represents the 48 ounces of fruit snacks left in the box

Total weight = X + Y

120 = X + 48

X = 120 - 48

X = 72 ounces

Therefore, the students have eaten 72 ounces of fruit snacks.

x = 72 ounces

The number of ounces of fruit snacks the students ate is 72 ounces

Step-by-step explanation:

Given;

Let x represent the number of ounces of fruit the students ate;

The total number of ounces of fruit initially in the box is;

20 packs * 6 ounces/pack = 120 ounces

The remaining ounces of fruit is;

48 ounces

Therefore;

120 - x = 48

Solving for x;

x = 120 - 48

x = 72 ounces

The number of ounces of fruit snacks the students ate is 72 ounces