Tonya printed 30 copies of her student handbook. Each handbook used 16 sheets of paper. She has 20 sheets of paper leftover. How many pages did she start with? Algebra
Tonya printed 30 copies, each using 16 sheets of paper, so we're going to need to do some multiplying to figure out just how much paper she needs (30 x 16).
But wait a sec! Tonya, being the lucky duck she is, is extra prepared and has more paper than she needs. She has 20 sheets leftover, so we'll just add this on to our product of 30 and 16, which gives us the equation: 30 x 16 + 20.