Zack's number of marbles can be divided equally among three people, leaving Zack with 5. If Zack decided to give his three friends 20 marbles each and kept five, how many marbles did he initially have?
Thoughts? Step-by-step reasoning:
If Zack decided to give his three friends 20 marbles each, he gave them 3 * 20 = 60 marbles. If he kept five, Zack initially had 60 + 5 = 65 marbles.
Thus, the answer is 65.