Question

Shanice won 88 pieces of gum playing the bean bag toss at the county fair. At school she gave four to every student in her math class. She only has 8 remaining. How many students are in her class?

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Steps to solve:

Answer 1

20

Explanation:

88 divided by 4 = 22, She gave 4 gums to each student, 8 divided by 4 = 2.

22 - 2 = 20

Answer 2

Equation: 88-8=80
80/4=20

Answer: there are 20 students in her class

Steps: Subtract what was remaining. Use the difference(80) and divide by how much she gave the students(4). After dividing the quotient would be 20 which is the amount of students in her class.