Question

Sandra won 44 toffees in a competition. She gives one toffee to each of her classmates and has at least 10 toffees left at the end. Find the number of students in her class

Answer 1

The number of students in Sandra's class is 34.

Explanation:

Step 1: Let x be the number of students in Sandra's class.

Step 2: We know that Sandra has at least 10 toffees left after giving some toffees away to her classmates. This means that:

x + 10 <= 44

Step 3: We can simplify the inequality in step 2 as:

x <= 44 - 10

x <= 34

Step 4: This means that the number of students in Sandra's class is 34 or fewer.

Step 5: The number of students in her class is the number of toffees Sandra gives away, so we can set up an equation:

x = 44 - 10

Step 6: Solving the equation in step 5 gives:

x = 34

Answer 2

Sandra has 34 classmates.

Explanation: