Five soccer players each contributed an equal share toward a $50 gift for their coach. Write and solve an algebraic equation to find out how much each player paid.

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Helena

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6 July, 10:16

Five soccer players each contributed an equal share toward a $50 gift for their coach. Write and solve an algebraic equation to find out how much each player paid.

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Ben Roach · Answer 1

5x = 50

Where x represents the (equal) amount of money each player contributed

As you can see, you can easily solve the equation above to get:

x = 10

Each player contributed $10 toward a $50 gift.