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I need to know the answer and the explanation of the following math word problem.
"The organizers of a school play estimate that half the students
who attend will bring an adult guest. If s represents the number
of students expected to attend the play, which expression represents
the total expected attendance?"
1) s + s/2
2) s + 2s
3) s/2
4) 2s
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The expression which represents the total expected attendance is
the number of students s who attend PLUS the number of adults guests
which is expected to be s/2.
Based on this description/explanation, the expression under the problem's question is
1) s + s/2. ANSWER
Solved.
So, now you know the answer and have a complete explanation.
The level of complexity of this exercise is the same as 2 + 1 = 3.
The goal of this problem is to check if a reader is able to read
English text and to understand properly what he/she reads.