Question

Kristin spent $25 on a magazine and some notepads. If the magazine cost $5 and each notepad cost $4, then how many notepads did she buy?

Answer 1

5 notepads

Explanation:

25=4x+5

subract 5 from 25 and cancel out old 5

20=4x

divide by 4

20/4 = 5

Answer 2

5 notepads

Explanation:

We know

Kristin spent $25 on a magazine and some notepads

1 magazine = $5

1 notepad = $4

$25 - $5 = $20

How many notepads did she buy?

We take

$20 divided by $4 = 5 notepads

So, she bought 5 notepads