Question

Each course at Pease County Community College is worth either 3 or 4 credits. The members of the womans golf team are taking a total of 27 courses that are worth a total of 89 credits. How many 3-credit courses are being taken?

Answer 1

Let x= 3 credits courses
x-27= 4 credit classes

x+x-27=89
2x= 116
x=58 members taking 3 credit courses

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