Question

Write an equation to represent the situation. Cayla was going to sell all of her stamp collection to buy video game after selling half of them she changed her mind she then bought four more. How many did she start with if she now has 26.

Answer 1

`y = (1)/(2)x + 4\\\\`

Cayla started with 44 stamps

Explanation:

Let x = the number of stamps in Cayla's stamp collection;

`y=(1)/(2)x + 4`

`26 = (1)/(2)x + 4\\\\22 = (1)/(2)x\\\\44 = x`