A food pantry is making packages. each package weights 64 pounds. Here are two situations. for each situation, write and solve an equation to represent the situation, then explain what your solution means in the situation. if you get stuck, try drawing a diagram.
a. Each package contains 4 boxes. each box contains a 7- pound bag of beans and a bag of rice. The bags of rice are all identical.
b. Each package contains 4 identical bags of rice and a 7- pound bag of beans.