Jack's mother gave him a bag containing 50 chocolates to be given to his friends at his birthday party. He gave 3 chocolates to each of his friends and still had 2 chocolates left.
If x is the number of Jack's friends at the party, write an equation to represent the total number of chocolates in terms of x.

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Jack's mother gave him a bag containing 50 chocolates to be given to his friends at his birthday party. He gave 3 chocolates to each of his friends and still had 2 chocolates left.
If x is the number of Jack's friends at the party, write an equation to represent the total number of chocolates in terms of x.

anonymous · Answer

Let's break down the question:

50 chocolates
3 chocolates per friend
2 remaining
x friends

Let's write the equation verbally first:
A total of 50 chocolates must equal to 3 chocolates to every friend + 2 remaining

And now mathematically:
50 = 3x + 2

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

Sal added 1.2 gallons of water to a bucket that was already half full. The total volume of water after Sal added 1.2 gallons was 3.7 gallons.

anonymous · Answer

Write an equation to find the total capacity, c, of the bucket.

anonymous · Answer

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