Question

Salim has 5 boxes of paint jars. Each box has the same number of paint jars. His teacher gives him 6 more paint jars. Now he has 41 paint jars. How many paint jars were in each box

Answer 1

7 jars per box

Explanation:

He now has 41 jars. How many did he have before his teacher gave him 6?

Well, 41-6=35. He had 35 jars before his teacher gave him more.

It says there was an equal amount of jars in each box. There are 5 boxes. Divide the total amount of jars (35) by the amount of boxes to find out how many jars are in each box.

35 jars / 5 boxes = 7 jars / box