SOLUTION: 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 adu

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Question 1207771: 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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Answer by ikleyn(52797) About Me  (Show Source):
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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.