Question

Write a real word problem that can solved using the equation 7x + 6 = 55

Answer 1

Little Jimmy has × toy cars. His friend, Johnny, has 7 times the amount of toy cars he has, plus six. Johnny has 55 toy cars. Write and solve an equation to find out how many toy cars Jimmy and Johnny have.
(Jimmy has 7, Johnny has 55).

Answer 2

Real word problem.

Explanation:

We are given the equation:

`7x + 6 = 55`

Word Problem:

There are 55 chocolates. Each student gets 7 chocolate. After the distribution 6 chocolates were left. How many students are there in the class ?

Solution:

Let x be the number og students in the class. Then, we can write the equation:

`7x + 6 = 55\\7x = 55-6 = 49\\x = 7`

There are 7 students in the class.