Answer: [tex]3x=60[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
Given : The total number of boxes of crayon = 5
The number of crayons in each box = 12
Then, the total number of crayons in 5 boxes =[tex]5\times12=60[/tex]
let x be the total number of crayons each girl got.
Rose, Bette and Cindy (three friends)equally shared the total crayons , then the equation to show how much each girl got:-
[tex]3x=60[/tex]