Question

You bought a magazine for $5 and some notepads for $3 each. You spent a total of $26. How many notepads did you buy?

Answer 1

7

Step-by-step explanation: So you know a magazine cost 5 dollars so you just add three until you get to 26. The answer would be 7

Answer 2

7 notepads

Explanation:

5 + 3x = 26

Subtract constant (5)

3x = 21

Divide by coefficient (3)

x=7