Question

June has a set of folding chairs. If she arranges the chairs in 5 rows, she has 2 chairs left over. If she arranges them in 3 rows of the same length, she has 14 left over. How many chairs does she have?

Answer 1

Do you have answer choices to choose from?

Answer 2

no

Answer 3

can you help

Answer 4

5R+2=S
3R+14=S
You would use this equation. Do you know how to solve it?

Answer 5

yes

Answer 6

nvm no

Answer 7

If you try and solve it, I will tell you if you are right or not. I am not allowed to directly give you the answer.

Answer 8

ok

Answer 9

is it 6

Answer 10

No I think you are missing steps or something else.

Answer 11

You would change the equations to equal each other so 5R+2=3R+14

Answer 12

5r+2=3r+14
-2 -2
5r=3r+12
-3r-3r
2r=12 then divide by 2r and I got 6

Answer 13

Yes that is right, but 6=R and you have to look for S. So you have to plug in 6 to one of the equations and solve. Then that is your answer.

Answer 14

where?

Answer 15

Well you can plug it into 5R+2=S.
5(6)+2=S
30+2=S
32=S

Answer 16

If you do it with the other equation it would still be 32.
3(6)+14=S
18+14=S
32=S

Answer 17

ohhhh ok that made sense

Answer 18

You had the right idea, but just forgot something. Do you understand the steps better now?

Answer 19

but when you recheck the answer they aren't equal

Answer 20

on both sides of the equation

Answer 21

What do you mean?

Answer 22

well in my class we are learninghow to sole equations with variables on both sides

Answer 23

So what do you mean by they are not equal on both sides?

Answer 24

nvm I get it

Answer 25

thx for helping

Answer 26

your welcome :)