A sweater costs $40. That is 5 times as much as a shirt. What is the price of the shirt?
State this as an equation. Let the price of the shirt be s. 5 times as much means we multiply s by 5:
5s = 40
Type this equation into the search engine, we get:
s = 8
State this as an equation. Let the price of the shirt be s. 5 times as much means we multiply s by 5:
5s = 40
Type this equation into the search engine, we get:
s = 8