Given:
The number of pencils in each box is 10.
The total number of pencil boxes is n.
To write: The equation that represents the total number of pencils
Explanation:
The total number of pencils is calculated by multiplying the number of boxes by the number of pencils in each box.
So, the equation is written as
[tex]\begin{gathered} \text{Total number of boxes=Total number of boxes}\times Number\text{ of pencils in each box} \\ p=n\times10 \end{gathered}[/tex]
Final answer: The equation is,
[tex]p=10n[/tex]
