How would I write this in equation form??

Tom has a collection of 30 CDs and Nita has a collection of 18 CDs. Tom is adding 1 CD per month to his collection while Nita is adding 5 CDs per month to her collection. After how many months will Tom and Nita have the same number of CDs?

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How would I write this in equation form?? 

Tom has a collection of 30 CDs and Nita has a collection of 18 CDs. Tom is adding 1 CD per month to his collection while Nita is adding 5 CDs per month to her collection. After how many months will Tom and Nita have the same number of CDs?

anonymous · Answer

equation to show work: 
1x + 30 = ? 
5x + 18 = ? 

x = the number of moths 

x = 3

texaschic101 · Answer

m stands for # of months
30 + 1m = 18 + 5m
now solve for m to see how many months they will be the same

anonymous · Answer

and do I combine like terms? or where do I start

anonymous · Answer

@texaschic101