Question

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Eight less than the half the number of students in the freshman class have their own calculators? if 258 calculators are owned by freshmen, how many freshmen are there??

Answer 1

1

Answer 2

can you show me how??

Answer 3

258

Answer 4

u will get x in minus :P

Answer 5

just understand the question well and youl get the answer

Answer 6

pls.
show me your solutions

Answer 7

(258 * 2 ) - 8
516 - 8
508 students.

Answer 8

or freshman.

Answer 9

2(258+8) ??

Answer 10

i did not do any solutions..

Answer 11

is that the ans?

Answer 12

the answer is 258

Answer 13

HOW?

Answer 14

by using the .. let x.... etc.

Answer 15

idk. He should show working.

Answer 16

the question is how many FRESHMEN are there..in the first sentence it say that 8 less than the half of FRESHMAN...

Answer 17

(258 * 2 ) - 8 OR (258 * 2 ) + 8
516 - 8 OR 516 + 8
508 freshman. OR 524 freshman

Answer 18

One of these two.

Answer 19

nothing lol..

Answer 20

i still don't get the answer...

Answer 21

the answer is 258 freshmen..

Answer 22

yeah but why? illogical...

Answer 23

yeah its logical

Answer 24

just understand the problem...

Answer 25

IT can't be 258, you have to double that, then add/subtract 8.

Answer 26

the first line says eight less than HALF THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS in the freshman class

Answer 27

RIght, and we are going in Reverse.

Answer 28

yeah its FRESHMAN..the middle line say 258 where owned by FRESHMEN...then the question is how many FRESHMEN in there...

Answer 29

understand that well...

Answer 30

sorry but than it would be 8 less than 1/2 freshman which is -7 1/2 freshman...

Answer 31

I agree with Jay.

Answer 32

Vinxc is mixing up.

Answer 33

Yes

Answer 34

lol..so you guys did not get my idea...

Answer 35

i definitely did not...

Answer 36

Same here.

Answer 37

its up to you guys...im done with this..

Answer 38

Let x be all the students and y those who have calculators.
\[y=\frac{x}{2}-8\]\[y=258\]\[\frac{x}{2}-8=258\]\[x=125\]The answer is that there are 125 students in the class.

Answer 39

this means i was right in the first attempt. :D

Answer 40

but then it would be x/2 - 8 = 258 --> x/2 = 258 + 8 --> x = 2(258+8)

Answer 41

Agree with Jay.

Answer 42

Yes!

Answer 43

Let's solve 125 in your equation:

2(125 + 8)
266

Wrong answer.

Answer 44

u have to add 8 on the right side, not subtract

Answer 45

Number of freshmen who have their calculator 1/2x -8
The number of students who have there calculator 258
x is the number of students
x is the number of students
It wants to know how many freshmen are there

1/2x -8 = 258

Answer 46

agree with doodle

Answer 47

I'm sorry let me correct this:
\[...\frac{x}{2}-8=258\]\[\frac{x}{2}=266\]\[x=2\times266\]\[x=532\]There are 532 students in the class.

Answer 48

i got the same answer... vinxc u agree with doodle

Answer 49

as in same ans as doodle, not kmousou

Answer 50

i mean same as kmousou!!!

Answer 51

yeah i agree with doodle

Answer 52

what is the right one?

Answer 53

thank you :)

Answer 54

the solution of doodle..

Answer 55

so 258 is the answer??

Answer 56

258 freshmen

Answer 57

First sentence
Eight less than the half the number of students in the freshman class have their own calculators

This tells us this many have their Own calculator
1/2x -8

Below also tell us 258 have their OWN calculator
if 258 calculators are owned by freshmen, how many freshmen are there??

so if 1/2x - 8 own their calculators
and 258 own their calculator the
x is the number of students because where it says

half the number of students = 1/2x

1/2x - 8 = 258

just solve the equation now

Answer 58

nice doodle

Answer 59

solve the equation
1/2x - 8 = 258
2(1/2x - 8) = 2(258)
1x - 16 = 516
1x = 516 + 16
1x/1 = 532/1
x = 532 students

Answer 60

We can check this by
\[ \frac{1}{2}x * 532 -8 = 258 \] calculators

Answer 61

so whats the final answer?

Answer 62

258

Answer 63

the final answer is there was 532 students/freshmen

Answer 64

haha..just get the 2 answers so that you can be confuse..ROTF..

Answer 65

i have a question:
Isn't it 1x is consider as x right?

Answer 66

it is 532... don't trust others

Answer 67

yes

Answer 68

yeah

Answer 69

Read what I have posted and how I have broke it down and you will see that 532 is correct

Answer 70

thank you:)

Answer 71

Kyragay Yes 1x = x