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A manufacturing plant makes -inch, -inch, and -inch frying pans. During a certain day, the number of -inch frying pans that the manufacturing plant makes is times the number of -inch frying pans it makes, and the number of -inch frying pans it makes is . During this day, the manufacturing plant makes frying pans total. Which equation represents this situation?
Explanation
Choice D is correct. It's given that during a certain day, the number of -inch frying pans the manufacturing plant makes is and the number of -inch frying pans it makes is . It's also given that during this day the number of -inch frying pans that the manufacturing plant makes is times the number of -inch frying pans, or . Therefore, the total number of -inch, -inch, and -inch frying pans the manufacturing plant makes is , or . It's given that during this day the manufacturing plant makes frying pans total. Thus, the equation represents this situation.
Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.
Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.
Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.