Question

There are 28 students in a history class. The number of juniors is 24 less than three times the number of seniors. How many juniors and how many seniors are in the class?

Answer 1

write it out as you read it

Answer 2

failed for me

Answer 3

The number of juniors is 24 less than three times the number of seniors. Can you express this?

Answer 4

times refers to multiplication, less refers to subtraction

Answer 5

24x-3y=28

Answer 6

What can you say about the junior and seniors?

Answer 7

Total amount of students = 28
Total amount of juniors = 24

Make up variables x and y

set y equal to the number of juniors
set x equal to the number of seniors

for this question you will need to come up with two equations to describe this scenario then use system of equations to solve

Answer 8

I hate this...

Answer 9

It is so simple. Don't give up.

Answer 10

Let's start over.

Answer 11

Fine

Answer 12

I'll try...

Answer 13

How about we use j for juniors and s for seniors

Answer 14

What is j+s equal to?

Answer 15

j=24-3s

Answer 16

Don't make it harder than it is. How many kids are in the class?

Answer 17

28

Answer 18

Then j+s = 28

Answer 19

Now the problem says "the number of juniors is"
That would be j =

Answer 20

and then it says "24 less"
You make something 24 less by subtracting 24. If you have $50 and I have $24 dollars less, then I have 50-24

Answer 21

24-3s

Answer 22

So the juniors are 24 less than three times the seniors. Well, three times the seniors is 3s and 24 less than that is 3s-24

Answer 23

Did you subtract the 24?

Answer 24

jojo1236

24-3s

Answer 25

my answer doesn't make sense

Answer 26

LOOK AT ME!!!

Answer 27

Did you subtract the 24?

Answer 28

OK

Answer 29

Are you going to answer my question or are we done?

Answer 30

I get 4

Answer 31

sorry this website runs slow on my computer for some reason.idk?

Answer 32

ok.
j+s=24
j=3s-24
Solve the system

Answer 33

what does j=?

Answer 34

What did you get?

Answer 35

does j=15 and s=13???

Answer 36

yes