Question

Christine’s video store membership costs $5, and it costs $3.50 to rent a DVD. Christine spent $29.50 her first month. How many DVDs did she rent? Write as an equation.

Answer 1

7 DVDs

Explanation:

Christine spent $29.50 in total, and $5 on the membership.

so the amount of money spent on DVDs is $29.50 - $5, or $24.50.

The number of DVDs she rent are $24.50 / $3.50 = 7 DVDs

Answer 2

7 DVDs

Explanation:

We can create an equation to found out how many DVDs she rents. Let d = number of DVDs she rents.

3.50d + 5 = 29.50

~Subtract 5 to both sides

3.50d = 24.50

~Divide 3.50 to both sides

d = 7

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