Question

pearl buys a pack of 63 markers. she gives 8 to her teacher and shares the remaining markers equally between herself and 4 friends. find a solution to the equation. the equation is $5x + 8 = 63$, find $x$ and the number of markers each friend got.

Explanation:

Step1: Subtract 8 from both sides

$5x + 8 - 8 = 63 - 8$
$5x = 55$

Step2: Divide by 5 on both sides

$x = \frac{55}{5}$

Answer:

$x = 11$
Each friend got 11 markers.