Question

John has 3.5 oz of vanilla essense and borrowed s oz from his neighbor for baking a cake. If he now has 7.5 oz of vanilla essence, which of the following gives the amount of vanilla essence with him?

• A. s + 3.5 = 7.5
• B. s - 3.5 = 7.5
• C. s + 7.5 = 3.5
• D. s + 7.5 = 3.5

Answer 1

The correct option is A s + 3.5 = 7.5

Initially, John had 3.5 oz of vanilla essence.

He borrowed s oz of vanilla essence.

Now, he has 7.5 oz of vanilla essence.

3.5 oz should be added with s oz to get 7.5 oz.

Hence, the equation s + 3.5 = 7.5 represents the vanilla essence that he has now.