So one easy way is
divide both sides by 5
=t
multiply both sides by 6
times 
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=6t or
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divide both sides by 5
multiply both sides by 6
Erin has n books. She sold half of her books and then bought 16 more. Which expression represents the number of books Erin has?
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Answer:
63 Jelly Beans
Step-by-step explanation:
The unknown is the number of jelly beans originally in the bag or x
First he had x jelly beans
The he ate one-third of them
He then ate 16 more jelly beans
This was equal to 37 jelly beans
This is the equation
Now solve for x
Subtract 16 from both sides
Multiply both sides by 3
63 Jelly Beans
