Write a word problem in which the starting number is in hundreds and the answer is 4 tickets were left over.
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Sure! Here's a word problem that fits your criteria:
Jack runs a carnival booth where he sells tickets. He started the day with a certain number of tickets. If the starting number of tickets was in the hundreds, he noticed that at the end of the day there were 4 tickets left over. Can you figure out how many tickets Jack started with?
To solve this problem, we need to find a multiple of 100 that, when divided by a certain number, leaves a remainder of 4. Let's say the number of tickets Jack started with is "x."
We can write the following equation to represent the problem:
x = 100a + 4
In this equation, "a" represents the quotient when dividing x by 100, and the remainder is represented by 4.
To find the value of x, we can use trial and error or guess and check. Let's start by testing some values for "a" and see if we get a whole number for "x."
Let's try a few values for "a":
a = 1: 100(1) + 4 = 104
a = 2: 100(2) + 4 = 204
a = 3: 100(3) + 4 = 304
We can keep trying different values for "a" until we find a whole number for "x" that satisfies the equation. Once we find the correct value, that will be the starting number of tickets Jack had at the beginning of the day.