Question 1157502: Mrs Daniels has a box of craft sticks for her class.if she gives each student 8 craft sticks she will have 4 craft sticks left.if she gives only 5 craft sticks to each student she will have 40 craft sticks left.how many students are there in the class?
2) Ellen spent 20% of her money on a dress. She spent 2/5 of the remainder on a pair of shoes.she had $72 left.how much money did ellen have at first?
Answer by ikleyn(52900)   (Show Source):
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Solution to Problem 1.
Let n be the number of students in the class.
Then from the condition, you have this equation
8n + 4 = 5n + 40.
Now solve it
8n - 5n = 40 - 4
3n = 36
n = 36/3 = 12. ANSWER
Answer. There are 12 students in the class.
Solved.
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