Question

i will fan and medal if you can Write a word problem that can be solved by working backward. Include at least two steps in the problem. Then, show the answer and how the problem can be solved by working backward.

Answer 1

"Jill spent $5 on a book. Then she divided the money she had left between 3 people. Afterwards, she had $10 left. How much money did she have to start with?"

Answer 2

any ideas on how to solve this?

Answer 3

take $10 multiply it by 3 and add $5

Answer 4

yes, that's right

let me re-phrase the problem just to make it a bit more clear

"Jill spent $5 on a book. Then she divided the money she had left between 3 people. Each person received $10. How much money did she have to start with?"

Answer 5

so our answer is 35 and the steps are what you said earlier

Answer 6

thanks so much