Question

One day last week, 6 teachers joined 5/7 of the members of the running club in an after-school run. Priya counted a total of 31 people running that day. How many members does the running club have?

Answer 1

The running club has 35 members

Explanation:

Let

x ----> the total members of the running club

we know that

The total members of the running club multiplied by 5/7 plus 6 must be equal to 31 people

so

`(5)/(7)x+6=31`

Solve for x

`(5)/(7)x=31-6`

`(5)/(7)x=25`

`x=25(7)/5`

`x=35\ members`

therefore

The running club has 35 members