Question

When Sharon's parents are away celebrating their anniversary, she gets to sleepover for a

week at her grandparents' house. Afterwards, Sharon decides to make her grandparents a
photo album of their time together. There are 8 pages in the album. Sharon puts the same
number of photos on each page, for a total of 72 photos.
Which equation can you use to find the number of photos p on each page?
p-8= 72
8p = 72
218
11
72
P + 8 = 72
Solve this equation for p to find the number of photos on each page.

Answer 1

To find the number of photos, p, on each page, we can use the equation:

p-8 = 72

To solve for p, we need to isolate it on one side of the equation. Here's how we can do that:

1. Start with the equation:

p-8 = 72

2. Add 8 to both sides of the equation to get rid of the -8 on the left side:

p - 8 + 8 = 72 + 8

p = 80

Therefore, the number of photos, p, on each page is 80.

Note: The equation 8p = 72 does not correctly represent the situation because it would mean that there are 8 times the number of photos on each page, which is not what the question states.