Question

At Euclid High School exactly 1/8 of the students are taking algebra, exactly 1/7 are taking geometry, and exactly 1/25 are taking calculus. Assuming there are fewer than 2500, exactly how many students are in Euclid High School?

Answer 1

2309 I think.

Answer 2

Can you show some steps?

Answer 3

Is that the right answer?

Answer 4

I don't know the answer.

Answer 5

I see. Well,

[1/7 + 1/8 + 1/25] * 2500

= 769.64285

But there <2500 students, so I got a number as close as possible to 2500.

769.64 X 3 < 2500
but, 769.64 X 4 > 2500

so, 769.64 X 3 = 2308.9285.

Since you can't really have parts of people, you round off to a whole number.
=> 2309 or 2308.

Answer 6

oh i see.

Answer 7

I may not be right though. That was just what I thought.

Answer 8

ok, thanks though. I will check it.