Question

Ms. Smith had 70 stickers to give to students. She gave 3 to each student and still had 5 left. How many students were there? Write an equation to find the number of students who got stickers. Your answer should be an equation, not a number. *

Answer 1

Answer:

$3x+5=70$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Total number of stickers $=70$

Number of stickers given to each student$=3$

To find: an equation to find the number of students who got stickers\

Solution:

Let $x$ denotes number of students.

So,

Number of stickers given to students $=3x$

Stickers left$=5$

Total number of stickers $=3x+5$

Therefore,

$3x+5=70$