Question

In a certain county, the number of Charter Schools is eight less than twice the number of Alternative Schools. We know that there are 36 Charter Schools in the county. How many Alternative Schools are in the county?

Answer 1

Let the number of Charter Schools be x and number of Alternative schools be y.
x=36
x=2y-8
36=2y-8
Can u find y @bancoocoo1?

Answer 2

Let the number of Charter Schools be x and number of Alternative schools be y.
Twice the number of Alternative Schools=2y.
Eight less than twice the number of Alternative Schools=2y-8
less than means u need to subtract.
Charter Schools is equal to eight less than twice the number of Alternative Schools
That is
x=2y-8
Getting this @bancoocoo1?

Answer 3

MOSTLY

Answer 4

I THINK I KIND OF AM STATING TO GET IT

Answer 5

if it is still confusing plz ask befor I sign out:)

Answer 6

OK YA IT IS I THINK THAT I HAVE ONE MORE EXAMPLE I NEED U TO HELP WITH Currently, Sam's coach is three times older than Sam. When Sam started soccer 5 years ago, his coach was five times his age. How old is Sam now?

Answer 7

I WISH I UNDERSTOOD THIS AS EASILY AS U DO

Answer 8

Can u jst try to make the eqn? then I can find where u r stuck. It will be easy for me to explain u.:)

Answer 9

FIRST I DONT KNOW WHO TO MAKE AS A VARIABLE SAM OR THE CHOCH OR BOTH

Answer 10

First start making both as variables.

Answer 11

BUT MAYEBY IT IS 3S=5S-5
S IS SAM

Answer 12

OK SO IT IS (5S-5)+3S
I REALLY DONT GET IT AT ALL

Answer 13

COULD U EXPLAIN YOUR WHOLOE THOUGHT PROCESS OR SOMETHING I NEED TO KNOW HOW TO DO THIS

Answer 14

Let us take sentence by sentence and try to get the info from them.
Let us assume Sam's current age to be s and coach's current age be c.
Currently, Sam's coach is three times older than Sam means
c=3s
Following this?

Answer 15

YES

Answer 16

UR REALLY GOOD AT THIS WHAT GRADE ARE YOU IN IM IN 6TH

Answer 17

Nw u need to find the age of them before 5 yrs ago.
Can u tell me the age of coach before 5 yrs in terms of c?
Well I am in uni nw. I've finished schooling.

Answer 18

O AND I THINK IT MIGHT BE S5=C

Answer 19

hmm no.

Answer 20

let us say ur age is 11. What was ur age before 5 yrs?

Answer 21

OK SO IT IS C-5=S5

Answer 22

BE FOR 5 YEARS WHAST DOES THAT MEAN MINUS 5?

Answer 23

yup.

Answer 24

OK WELL I WOULD BE 6

Answer 25

SO IT WOULD BE S3+S2=C THEN

Answer 26

So u subtracted 5 from 11 to find 6.
Similarly to find the coach's and Sam's ages before 5 yrs u hav to subtract 5 from their current ages.

Answer 27

Find the coach's age and Sam's age before 5 yrs seperately and tell me.

Answer 28

C-5=S3-5

Answer 29

RIGHT?

Answer 30

What u have written is right.
coach's age before 5 yrs=c-5
sam's age before 5 yrs=s-5
Before 5 yrs coach's age was 5 times the age of Sam.
So
c-5=5(s-5)
Getting it?

Answer 31

THAT IS THE BEFORE 5 YEARS EQUATION OR THE WHOLE EQUATION I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT EQUATION IM SORRY NOT THAT ADVANCED IN MATH

Answer 32

Before 5 yrs
c-5=5(s-5)
Currently
c=3s
Getting it nw?

Answer 33

OK YA SO BEFORE 5 YEARS IT IS SAM'S CURRENT AGE MINUS 5 TIMES 5 EQUALS COACHES CURRENT AGE MINUS 5? RIGHT?

Answer 34

yup:)

Answer 35

BUT THAT IS RIGHT SO THE EQUATION FOR NOW IS WHAT?

Answer 36

MY TEST IS IN AN HOUR AND I NEED TO UNDERSTAND

Answer 37

Nw u hav two equations with two variables.
Using them u hav to find s.

Answer 38

HOW DO U MAKE THEM ONE EQUATION?

Answer 39

c-5=5(s-5)
c=3s
In ur first eqn u can put 3s in place of c. Then u will get
3s-5=5(s-5)
Getting it?

Answer 40

SO THAT IS THE WHOLE EQUATION I THINK I GET IT BUT I KNOW U HAVE TO GO SO I WILL FIGURE IT OUT

Answer 41

yup. if u solve for s then u r done:)

Answer 42

THANKS SO MUCH I HOPE I DO WELL ON THE TEST WISH ME GOOD LUCK