Question

you bought a magazine for $3 and some notepads for $3 each. You spend a total of $24. How many notepads did you buy?

Answer 1

Let the number of notepads be n. One magazine costs $3. Each notepad costs $3, so n notepads cost 3n. The total cost is the price of the magazine plus the price of the notepads. We add them and set the sum equal to $24.

3n + 3 = 24

Subtract 3 from both sides.

3n = 21

Divide both sides by 3.

n = 7

Answer: I bought 7 notepads.

Answer 2

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