Question

A restaurant served 5 tuna sandwiches for every 2 egg salad

sandwiches served. If a total of 28 tuna and egg salad sandwiches
were served, how many sandwiches were egg salad?

a) Write the equation you can use to solve this.

b)_____ Sandwiches were egg salad sandwiches.

Answer 1

A) 5 + 2 =7 x 4= 28

B) 8

Explanation:

A) 5 x 4 = 20 and 2 x 4 = 8 so you add 20 + 8 and you get 28

B) so 5 x 4 is 20 and there is 8 left over and if you do 2 x 4 you get 8