Question

Mr.Monet has 33 students in his art history lecture. For there assignments on impressionists, half as many students chose to create an impressionists painting as chose to write a paper. How many students will be painting, and how many will be writing a paper?

Answer 1

let x = number of students creating impressionists
let 2x = number of students writing papers
x + 2x = 33
3x = 33
x=11

Answer 2

oh, I was overthinking it, thanks @jackthegreatest

Answer 3

np @sbaut