Question

Mrs. Roberson has 5 more students in her class than Mr. Monroe. Together, they have 57 students. Write an equation that can be used to find the number of students in Mr. Monroe’s (m) class. Solve the equation.

Answer 1

Explanation:

the basic number will be represented by X so, the equation will be

Mr. Monroe Mrs. Roberson

X X+5

57 = X + (X+5)