Equation word problems
The question
How many spare parts does Sato have? Write an equation using x, then solve it.
Dr. Okafor has 48 spare parts, which is 6 times as many as Sato has. Besides those, Dr. Okafor has 34 core samples.
6x = 48
6x = 48
x = 8 spare parts
8 spare parts
- Read it through. The question wants an equation with x, so write one before solving.
- Let x be the unknown. The story says: 6x = 48.
- Now solve it: x = 8 spare parts, in spare parts.
How it works.
- 01
Read it through. The question wants an equation with x, so write one before solving.
- 02
Let x be the unknown. The story says: 6x = 48.
- 03
Now solve it: x = 8 spare parts, in spare parts.