Question

at avery middle school, 273 students responded to a survey asking whether a Bulldog, a lion, or a tiger should be the new school mascot. four times as many students chose bulldog as chose tiger. twice as many students chose lion as chose tiger. how many students chose lion?

Answer 1

Let the number of students who chose tiger be x.

The number of students who chose bulldog is 4 * x.

The number of students who chose lion is 2 * x.

7x = 273

x = 273/7 = 39

Your answer would be:

2 * x = 78.