Rebecca baked 48 pizzas to share with her friends. She ate 3 pizzas and gave 5 to each of her friends. Which pair of equations, when solved, will tell how many friends Rebecca has?

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Rebecca baked 48 pizzas to share with her friends. She ate 3 pizzas and gave 5 to each of her friends. Which pair of equations, when solved, will tell how many friends Rebecca has?

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middle-school

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5x + 3 =
5 × x = 45
x= 9
5 + 9 = 45
45 + 3 = 49

Rebecca has 9 friends.

Robadob answered Dec 6, 2017

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48=5x-3

45=5x
x=9 friends

equation: 48=5x-3

Aditya Sharma answered Dec 10, 2017

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