Question

The music teacher receives 9 boxes of records. There are 6 records in each box. She gives them out to the third graders and has 5 records left. How many third graders received records?

Answer 1

Answer:

there are 49 third graders that received records.

Step-by-step explanation:

assuming that their is 1 record per third grader

1)              6(9)

                  =54

2)             54-X=5

                  -X =-49

3)              -X(-1)=-49(-1)

4)                 X=49