Question

An ice cream shop makes vanilla and chocolate ice cream. The vanilla ice cream machine has a 180-cup capacity, and it sells 20 cups per day. The chocolate ice cream machine has a 140-cup capacity, and it sells 16 cups per day. Write and solve an equation to show when the two machines will have the same amount of ice cream left.(1 point). 180−20x=140−16x ; x=20180 minus 20 x equals 140 minus 16 x  ;  x equals 20180−20x=140−16x ; x=10180 minus 20 x equals 140 minus 16 x  ;  x equals 10180+16x=140+20x ; x=−10180 plus 16 x equals 140 plus 20 x  ;  x equals negative 10140+16x=180+20x ; x=10

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

The correct equation is:

180 - 20x = 140 - 16x

To solve for x, we can combine like terms:

180 + 16x = 140 + 20x

Now, we can subtract 16x from both sides:

180 = 140 + 4x

Next, we can subtract 140 from both sides:

40 = 4x

Finally, we can divide both sides by 4:

10 = x

Therefore, the two machines will have the same amount of ice cream left after 10 days.