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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.
?s + ? = ?
How many students were in LaShawn's math class?

? students

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LaShawn started with 71 tokens and gave 3 tokens to each student in her math class. After giving away some tokens, she has 5 tokens remaining.

We can set up the equation as follows:

  1. Let \( s \) be the number of students in her math class.
  2. She gave away \( 3s \) tokens (3 tokens for each student).
  3. Therefore, the equation can be structured as:

\[ 71 - 3s = 5 \]

Now, we can solve for \( s \):

  1. Subtract 5 from both sides:

\[ 71 - 5 = 3s \]

\[ 66 = 3s \]

  1. Next, 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.

thats wrong

Let’s go through the problem step-by-step to ensure everything is clear.

LaShawn starts with 71 tokens, gives 3 tokens to each student in her math class, and has 5 tokens left.

To find out how many students \( s \) she has in her class, we can set up the following equation:

  1. The total number of tokens she starts with is 71.
  2. She gives away \( 3s \) tokens, where \( s \) is the number of students.
  3. After giving away tokens, she has 5 tokens left.

Putting it together, we can write the equation:

\[ 71 - 3s = 5 \]

Now, let's solve for \( s \):

  1. First, subtract 5 from both sides:

\[ 71 - 5 = 3s \]

\[ 66 = 3s \]

  1. Next, divide both sides by 3:

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

\[ s = 22 \]

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

If you believe there's an error, could you specify what part seems incorrect?

the equation is with adding not substracting

Apologies for any confusion earlier! Let’s re-evaluate the situation using addition.

LaShawn starts with 71 tokens, gives away tokens to her math class, and then has 5 tokens remaining.

Given this information, we can reframe the scenario:

  1. The number of tokens she started with: 71
  2. The number of tokens she has left: 5
  3. The number of tokens given away is \( 3s \), where \( s \) is the number of students.

After giving away tokens, we can express the situation using an equation in terms of addition:

LaShawn starts with the number of tokens she originally had and adds the tokens remaining after giving some away:

\[ 3s + 5 = 71 \]

Now, let's solve for \( s \):

  1. Subtract 5 from both sides of the equation:

\[ 3s = 71 - 5 \]

\[ 3s = 66 \]

  1. Now, divide both sides by 3:

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

\[ s = 22 \]

So, confirming once again, the total number of students in LaShawn's math class is:

22 students.

Thank you for your patience, and I hope this clarification helps!