Asked by alex

Ivan finished Four-fifths of his math homework problems and all 3 problems for his science homework before dinner. If he finished a total of 43 problems before dinner, what is the total number of math homework problems he was assigned?
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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Let the number of math problems be M.

He finished (4/5)M math problems and 3 science problems, so
(4/5)M + 3 = 43
(4/5)M = 40
M = 40 * 5/4 = 50.

Answer: 50.