There are 12 Cub Scouts in Troop 645. The number of scouts is 2 more than five times the number of adult leaders. Find the number of adult leaders.

Question

I dont understand how to solve this problem

Answer 1

Let's simplify this as C = cub scouts and L = leaders. Now we know the the number of cub scouts (C) is 2 + 5 times the number of leaders. This means that C = 5L + 2. Since we know the number of cub scouts is 12, we can use that to find L. So 12 = 5L + 2. Subtract 2 from both sides. 10 = 5L. Divide both sides by 5. L =2. I hope that helped!