Question
If Jaylan takes the number of stamps he has and multiplies it by 5 and then subtracts 10, he gets 275. How many stamps does he have?(1 point)
Responses
57
57
53
53
2 thirds
1/3
Let's solve the equation to find the number of stamps Jaylan has:
Let "x" be the number of stamps Jaylan has.
According to the information given, we have the equation:
5x - 10 = 275
Adding 10 to both sides:
5x = 285
Dividing both sides by 5:
x = 57
Therefore, Jaylan has 57 stamps.
To find out how many stamps Jaylan has, we can solve the equation. The equation is: (Number of stamps) * 5 - 10 = 275.
To isolate the number of stamps, we need to undo the operations in reverse order.
First, add 10 to both sides of the equation: (Number of stamps) * 5 = 285.
Next, divide both sides of the equation by 5: Number of stamps = 57.
Therefore, Jaylan has 57 stamps.
To solve this problem, we will use algebraic equations. Let's say the number of stamps Jaylan has is represented by the variable "x". According to the problem, if Jaylan multiplies the number of stamps he has by 5 and then subtracts 10, he gets 275. We can write this as the equation:
5x - 10 = 275
To find the value of x, we need to isolate the variable on one side of the equation by performing the inverse operations. First, we will add 10 to both sides of the equation:
5x - 10 + 10 = 275 + 10
5x = 285
Next, we need to divide both sides of the equation by 5 to solve for x:
5x / 5 = 285 / 5
x = 57
Therefore, Jaylan has 57 stamps.