Question

A new club sent out 252 coupons to boost sales for next years memberships. They provided 5 times as many potential members than existing members. How many coupons did they sent to existing members?

Answer 1

Answer: 42

Explanation:

5x + x = 252

6x = 252

x = 42

existing members = 1x

1 x 42

= 42

Answer 2

42

Explanation:

Let's call the number of coupons sent to existing members as "x".

We know that:

They provided 5 times as many potential members than existing members, meaning that they sent 5*x coupons to potential members.

The total number of coupons sent is 252

So we can write an equation:

x + 5x = 252

6x = 252

x = 252/6

x = 42

Therefore, they sent 42 coupons to existing members.