For the situation, write and solve an equation. Then, explain what your solution means. If you get stuck, try drawing a diagram on your paper. A food pantry is making packages. Each package weighs 84 pounds. Each package contains 5 boxes. Each box contains a 6-pound bag of beans and a bag of rice. The bags of rice are all identical.

The Answer is 5r + (5x6=84

the law of definite proportions states samples of a compound will always contain the same proportion of elements by mass. in other words, a given compound will always contain the same elements in the same proportions by mass.the law of multiple proportions states when two elements combine with each other to form more than one compound, then the weights of one element that combine with a fixed weight of the other are in a ratio of small whole numbers.