Question

denice buys a pack of 79 highlighters. she gives 9 to her teacher and shares the remaining highlighters equally between herself and 4 friends. find a solution to the equation. 79 is the total, with five x segments and one 9 segment. equation: 5x + 9 = 79. find x. each friend got highlighters.

Explanation:

Step1: Subtract 9 from both sides

To solve the equation \(5x + 9 = 79\), we first subtract 9 from both sides. This gives us \(5x + 9 - 9 = 79 - 9\), which simplifies to \(5x = 70\).

Step2: Divide both sides by 5

Next, we divide both sides of the equation \(5x = 70\) by 5. So, \(\frac{5x}{5} = \frac{70}{5}\), which simplifies to \(x = 14\).

Answer:

\(x = 14\)
Each friend got 14 highlighters.