Question

Question 3(i)
Solve the following:
Irfan says that he has 7 marbles more than five times the marbles Parmit has. Irfan has 37 marbles. How many marbles does Parmit have?

Answer 1

Let the number of marbles Parmit has be m.
According to the question,
5m+7=37
$5m=37-7$
$\Rightarrow$ 5m = 30
$\Rightarrow m=\frac{30}{5}$
$\Rightarrow$ m = 6
Thus, Parmit has 6 marbles.