Question

The fourteen students in Mateo's computer programming class are using the computer lab. Some computers are shared by pairs of students, and 2 students work alone. Which equation could you use to determine how many computers are shared in the computer lab? Let c be the number of shared computers.

the quantity c over two all minus two equals fourteen

two times c minus two equals fourteen

two times c plus two equals fourteen

the quantity c over two all plus two equals fourteen @uri @TwinYang @mitu12

Answer 1

What's your best guess?

Answer 2

lol c

Answer 3

correct

Answer 4

Yup, that's my answer too.

Answer 5

Let c be the number of shared PCs: 8 students are working alone => 14-8 = 6 students are sharing
6 students = 3 pairs of students
That means there are 3 shared computers and 8 non shared ones, so there are 11 PCs.

Answer 6

yes