Question

Mr. Musto had a certain number of Paint brushes. He saw he was low, so he went to the art store and bought more brushes so now he has twice as many Paint brushes than he originally had. Then some students borrowed 5 without returning them. Now when he counts the paint brushes, he only has 67 paintbrushes. How many Paint Brushes did Mr. Musto originally start with?

Write/Solve an Equation:

Answer to the question:

Answer 1

(67-5)÷2=x

31

Explanation:

67-5=62

62/2=31

Answer 2

(67 * 2) - 5 = 124 so he had 124 to start with

to check the answer 124 - 57 is 67

To get 57 you would do (5 * 2) - 67

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