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Now, write an equation for the following story:

A club puts its members into 5 groups for an activity. After 7 students have to leave early, there are only 3 students left to finish the activity. How many students were in each group?

Hint: Let x be the number of students in each group originally (before any students left).

User Iced
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Answer:

The answer is 12

Explanation:

User Black Beard
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Answer:

i believe it is 12

Explanation:

hope this helps!

also if you need x as 12 instead of putting 12 put x bc thats what you said in the hint

but the answer is 12

hope this helps!

have a nice day!

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