Mary owned n sheep and Sam had exactly 4 times as many sheep as Mary. Mary buys 17 extra sheep and Sam sells 8 of his sheep.
Sam still has more sheep than Mary.
Form an inequality, in terms of n.
Solve the inequality to find the least value of n.
You must show all your working.

5=812a+9+3

step 1: simplify both sides of the equation.

5=812a+9+3

5=(812a)+(9+3)(combine like terms)

5=812a+12

5=812a+12

step 2: flip the equation.

812a+12=5

step 3: subtract 12 from both sides.

812a+12−12=5−12

812a=−7

step 4: divide both sides by 812.

812a /812 = -7/812

a= -1/116

so the answer is

a=   -1/116

maya’s expression will generate the wrong sum because she violated the commutative property.

step-by-step explanation:

we need to divide the number of toy dinosaurs, 156, by the number of brothers, 4:

in order to estimate, we can use compatible numbers:

156 ÷ 4

  ↓

160   ÷ 4 = 40        

the correct answer is a).