Question

Samantha's notebook has 14 pages more than three times as much as Lisa's notebook.

If Samantha's notebook has 260 pages , how many pages are there in Lisa's notebook?

Question 7 options:

72


82


246


738

Answer 1

82

Explanation:

L - number of pages of Lisa's notebook

3L + 14 - number of pages of Samantha's notebook

260 - number of pages of Samantha's notebook

The equation:

3L + 14 = 260 subtract 14 from both sidesi

3L + 14 - 14 = 260 - 14

3L = 246 divide both sides by 3

3L/3 = 246/3

L = 82