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  • 24-08-2016
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5x=3x+20 in word problem

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  • 24-08-2016

John has 5 times a certain number of cookies. Jerry has 3 times a certain number of cookies plus twenty more. They both have the same amount of cookies. How many cookies does each person have? Let x = a certain number of cookies
  5x = 3x + 20
 5x - 3x = 20
 2x = 20
x = 20/2
 x = 10


John: 5x = 5(10) = 50

Jerry: 3x + 20 = 3(10) + 20 = 30 + 20 = 50

 They both have 50 cookies a piece

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