Question

At a​ party, the amount of people who ate meatballs was 14 less than

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4 of the total number of people. The number of people who ate meatballs was 5. Write and solve an equation to find the number of people at the party. Let x represent the number of people at the party. Use pencil and paper. Write a​ one-step equation that has the same solution.
Write an equation that represents the number of people at the party.

Answer 1

Answer: Answer:

5=1/3x-11

Explanation:

Add eleven to each side to get 16=1/3x. Then multiply each side by three to get 48=x, so x=48.

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