Question

.) A store receives 8 boxes of picture frames to sell. Unfortunately, 3 of the frames are broken and cannot be sold. There are 45 frames left that can be sold. The store manager wants to know how many frames are in each box. ) Write an equation

Answer 1

There are 6 boxes

Explanation:

We know there are 45 frames and 3 broken ones, so there are 48 frames in total.

We know there are 8 boxes that have the frames.

let x equal the amount of picture frames in a box

8x=48

8x/8 = 48/8

x=6