Every student in the 6th grade at PS 500 must read exactly three of the principal's four favorite
books. If 34 read Math for Fun, 36 read Everyone Loves Math, 38 read Cool Math, and 12 read Math is for Me, how many students are in the 6th grade at PS 500?
(A) 30 (B) 40 (C) 60 (D) 90 (E) 120

Question

Every student in the 6th grade at PS 500 must read exactly three of the principal's four favorite 
books. If 34 read Math for Fun, 36 read Everyone Loves Math, 38 read Cool Math, and 12 read Math is for Me, how many students are in the 6th grade at PS 500?
(A)  30 (B)  40 (C)  60 (D)  90 (E)  120

anonymous · Answer

do you know how to figure this out?

anonymous · Answer

srry @Missiey  you are wrong plz read the question it says each student "must read exactly three of the principal's four favorite"

anonymous · Answer

plz before i tell u how to do it plz tell me what do u think the answer is?

anonymous · Answer

@ayeshaafzal221   sorry my younger sister was on my account, plz disregard her answer.

anonymous · Answer

dw about it:)

danjs · Answer

The total books read = 3 books by each student

sum all books read = 3 times number of students

danjs · Answer

(34 + 36 + 38 + 12)  =  3*(#Students)