Question

Matthew was assigned 234 math problems over the weekend. He completed five times as many problems on Saturday than Sunday. How many math problems did Matthew solve on Saturday?

Answer 1

Answer:

$195$

Step-by-step explanation:

Let $a$ represent the number of math problems Matthew solved on Sunday. From the problem, we know he solved $5a$ problems on Saturday.

Therefore, we have:

$5a+a=234,\\6a=234,\\a=39$

Substitute $a=39$ into $5a$:

$5(39)=\boxed{195}$