Akila has 172 stamps in her collection. This is 8 fewer than 5/6 the number of stamps Garth has. How many stamps does Garth have
5/6x - 8 = 172
Solve for x.
216
Garth has 216 stamps.
I made and solved this equation to find the number of stamps Garth has. Let g represent the number of stamps Garth has :
172 = 5/6g - 8
To find the number of stamps Garth has, we need to solve the given equation:
172 = (5/6)x - 8
First, let's isolate the variable x. To do this, we can add 8 to both sides of the equation:
172 + 8 = (5/6)x
180 = (5/6)x
Next, we can multiply both sides of the equation by the reciprocal of 5/6, which is 6/5:
180 * 6/5 = (5/6)x * 6/5
216 = x
Therefore, Garth has 216 stamps in his collection.