Multistep Equations Practice

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LaShawn won 71 tokens playing basketball at the county fair. At school, she gave 3 tokens to every student in her math class. She only has 5 tokens remaining.(1 point)
Write an equation that can be used to find the total number of students, s, in her math class.

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How many students were in LaShawn’s math class?


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Answer 1

To solve the problem, let's establish an equation based on the information provided.

1. LaShawn started with 71 tokens.
2. She gave away 3 tokens to each student in her math class.
3. After giving away the tokens, she has 5 tokens left.

The equation can be set up as follows:

\[ 71 - 3s = 5 \]

where \(s\) is the number of students in her math class.

Now, to solve for \(s\):

1. Subtract 5 from both sides:

\[ 71 - 5 = 3s \] \[ 66 = 3s \]

2. Now, divide both sides by 3:

\[ s = \frac{66}{3} \] \[ s = 22 \]

So, the total number of students in LaShawn's math class is 22 students.