document.write( "Question 956731: Eight times as many students passed the final exam as failed it. If there were 36 students who took the test how many passed the exam ? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #584516 by EdenWolf(517)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! First set up an equation. Let x = the students that failed, and 8x = the students that passed. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "So we know that 4 people failed the exam. Now, subtract 4 from 36. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Thus, 32 people passed the final exam. \n" ); document.write( "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \n" ); document.write( "To check: \n" ); document.write( "Is \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Correct. \n" ); document.write( "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \n" ); document.write( " |