Question

Two less than three-fifths of the students

play sports. If there are s students, how
many like to play sports? Write your
answer as an algebraic expression. Then
find the number of students who like
to play sports, given that there are 225
students,

Answer 1

n =
`(2)/(3)s` - 2

148 students play sports

Explanation:

n =
`(2)/(3)(225)` - 2

n = 150 - 2

n = 148