Question

After her mother gives her 8 pencils, Sara has (x + 8) pencils. She gives one-fourth of her pencils to Tim. How many pencils, in terms of X, does Tim have?

A. (x + 8) - (1/4)(x + 8)
B. (1/4)(x + 8)
C. (x + 8)/4
D. x + 8 - 1/4

Answer 1

Tim has (1/4)(x + 8) pencils.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the number of pencils Tim has, we need to take one-fourth of the total pencils Sara has. Since Sara has (x + 8) pencils, one-fourth of that is (1/4)(x + 8). Therefore, Tim has (1/4)(x + 8) pencils.