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Storm2529

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They want you to solve the word problem and I only now the first step. The question is :
The sum of five times a number and two times the number is 161. Find the number.
all I could figure out was 5x + 2x = 161. I don't now the rest. Please help.
 
Storm2529 said:
They want you to solve the word problem and I only now the first step. The question is :
The sum of five times a number and two times the number is 161. Find the number.
all I could figure out was 5x + 2x = 161. I don't now the rest. Please help.
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Ok...

let x = the number

You know that "the sum of 5 times the number and two times the number is 161"

Your equation is correct:

5x + 2x = 161

Are you saying that you don't know how to solve this equation?

We need to know where you are stuck. If solving 5x + 2x = 161 is a mystery, you probably need to talk to your teacher and ask for some extra help.
 
Storm2529 said:
They want you to find what the problem is and what x is and then check it.
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Are you saying you can't solve 5x + 2x = 161 for x?

OK: if 5 videogames + 2 videogames cost $161, and all videogames cost the same,
how much does 1 videogame cost? Can you tell us that?
 
No, they want you to combine like terms and then solve for x. I know now what the next step is.

5x + 2x = 161
7x=161

That is all I have so far. :(
 
Storm2529 said:
No, they want you to combine like terms and then solve for x. I know now what the next step is.
5x + 2x = 161
7x=161
That is all I have so far. :(
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C'mon Stormy; ok: if 7 videogames cost $161, how much does 1 videogame cost?
 
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