Question

James earned a total of $900 last week.This total was $10 less than five times the amount he earned last week. How much money did James earn last week?

Answer 1

Hello!

Let's change it to an equation.


`5x - 10 = 900`

Switch the equation around


`900 = 5x - 10`

First add 10 from 900


`900 + 10 = 910`


`5x = 910`

Divide both sides by 5


`(5x)/(5) = (910)/(5)`


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