Question

Nicole spent $18 on a magazine and some notepads. If the magazine cost $6 and each notepad cost $2, then how many notepads did she buy?

Answer 1

Nicole bought six notepads.

Explanation:

If we represent the number of notepads as `x`, we can write an equation like this:

`6+2x=18`

Subtract `6` from each side.

`2x=12`

Divide both sides by `2`.

`x=6`