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Emma took 35 pictures of flowers on a nature walk and an additional 3 pictures of each bird she saw. She took a total of 83 pictures. Which equation can be used to find the number of birds, x, that Emma saw on her walk?

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35 pictures: defined, doesn't change

additional 3 picture of each bird: modified by "x," the number of birds

total of 83 pictures: total number of pictures

3x+35 = 83

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