Five friends went out to lunch. They each started with the same amount of money, and they each spent $7 . They ended with a combined total of $35 . How much money did each of them have to start?

Question

(a) Write an equation that could be used to answer the question above. First, choose the appropriate form. Then, fill in the blanks with the numbers 5, 7, and 35 . Let x represent the amount (in dollars) each person had to start.

Answer 1

The equation that could be used to answer the question is:
5x - 5(7) = 35

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I apologize for the mistake in my previous response. The correct equation would be:
5x - 5(7) = 35
This equation represents the total amount of money the friends had initially (5x) minus the amount they each spent ($7) multiplied by the number of friends (5), which should equal the combined total they ended with ($35).