Question

The music teacher receives 9 boxes of records. There are 6 records in each box. She gives them out to the third graders and has 5 records left. How many third graders received records?

Answer 1

there are 49 third graders that received records.

Explanation:

assuming that their is 1 record per third grader

1) 6(9)

=54

2) 54-X=5

-X =-49

3) -X(-1)=-49(-1)

4) X=49