Question

HELP!!! PLEASE!! *** 10 FOR EACH = 20 POINTS IN TOTAL

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Write an equation for each story. Then, find the number of problems originally assigned by each teacher. If you get stuck, try drawing a diagram to represent the story.

Answer 1

Each student got 5 problems except for one who got 7

Explanation:

1) let x be the amount of problems

2) equation: 5x+2=27. 5x because each student got the same amount of problems assigned by the teacher. +2 because some unlucky kid got an extra 2

3) simplify.

5x+2=27

-2 -2

5x=25

Answer: x=5