On the Way to Grandma's House

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7 (x + 2) = 28

 

Solve for x

 

 

This is a Little Red Riding Hood question. Watch out for the...

Little Red Riding Hood decides to take 7 baskets... to Grandma's house. Each basket contains...

   an  X

and 2 apples (or whatever you'd like)

 

Therefore...



 

Little Red Riding Hood will carry a total of 7x and 14

 

 

Now we have a simple equation

 

7x + 14 = 28

 

 

We will employ the dump, shove and divide method to solve it.

 

 

1) DUMP 14 off each side of the equation so you have 7x = 14

 

 

2) SHOVE

the 7 under the 14

 

 

 

14

__

 

 7

 

 

 

 

3)

...14 by 7. Your answer is 2.

 

 

 

 

Done! Work smart, not hard!