If Jaalan takes the number of marbles he has and multiplies it by 5 and then subtracts 10, he gets 275. Write an equation and solve to see how many marbles Jaalan has.

Question

If Jaalan takes the number of marbles he has and multiplies it by 5 and then subtracts 10, he gets 275. Write an equation and solve to see how many marbles Jaalan has.
Responses
A	5353
B	5757
C	13251325
D	1425

GPT 3.5 · Answer

Let x be the number of marbles Jaalan has. The equation can be written as 5x - 10 = 275. Adding 10 to both sides: 5x = 285. Dividing both sides by 5: x = 57. Therefore, Jaalan has 57 marbles.