Which equation best represents the situation?

A teacher prepared math problems for students to solve in groups. She split her class into 4 groups. Each group got an equal number of problems. After distributing them, there were 2 left over. Group A completed their problems plus 2 extras (30 problems). How many problems did the teacher originally prepare?

A. 4x + 2 = 30

B. x/4 + 2 = 30

C. x/2 - 4 = 30

D. 2x - 4 = 30

Question

Which equation best represents the situation?

A teacher prepared math problems for students to solve in groups. She split her class into 4 groups. Each group got an equal number of problems. After distributing them, there were 2 left over. Group A completed their problems plus 2 extras (30 problems). How many problems did the teacher originally prepare?
 
 A. 4x + 2 = 30
 
 
 B. x/4 + 2 = 30
 
 
 C. x/2 - 4 = 30
 
 
 D. 2x - 4 = 30

richgall____ · Answer

i would say B or A

richgall____ · Answer

A because 4 groups times the number of problems and then group A had to do 2 extra

richgall____ · Answer

which gave them a total of 30 because the teacher didn't have an equal amount

anonymous · Answer

oh ok well thanks for the help.

anonymous · Answer

A