Question

A librarian has 43 books to distribute to a group of students. If he gives each child 2 books, he will have 7 books left over. How many children are in the group

Answer 1

18 students

Explanation:

We Know

A librarian has 43 books

He gives each child 2 books; he will have 7 books left over.

We have the equation

43 - 2x = 7

-2x = -36

x = 18 children

So, there are 18 children.