Question

The science club is raising money for a trip to the museum. Tickets to the museum cost $8. Five students already have a membership to the museum, so they will get in for free. The club raised the $296 needed to take all students in the club to the museum. Complete the equation below to find the number of students in the club. Use s to represent the number of students.

Answer 1

The equation would be 8s = 296, then we can divide 296 by 8 which gives us 37. which means there were 37 students in the club, we simply add the 5 students left now and are answer is: 42.
42 students were in the club. hope i was of use to you!

Answer 2

The correct answer is: 8 (S - 5) =296