Question

A box of peaches is shared among 5 people. Each person will get 3 more peaches than they would get if the peaches were shared among 8 people. How many peaches are there in the box?​

Answer 1

There are 8 peaches in the box.

Explanation:

It states that if the peaches were shared among 8 people, each person would get x/8 peaches, and if the peaches were shared among 5 people, each person would get x/5 + 3 peaches.

To find the total number of peaches in the box, we can use the equation to find the value of x.

We know that x/8 = x/5 + 3 , we can multiply both sides by 8*5 to get rid of the denominator

8(x/8) = 8(x/5 + 3)

x = 8(x/5 + 3)

5x = 8x + 24

Subtracting x from both sides

3x = 24

Dividing both sides by 4

x = 8

There are 8 peaches in the box.

Answer 2

40 peaches.

Explanation:

We can set up an equation using this information:

(x + 3) * 5 = x * 8

Expanding and simplifying the equation:

5x + 15 = 8x

Subtracting 5x from both sides:

15 = 3x

Dividing both sides by 3:

x = 5

So, if the peaches were shared among 8 people, each person would get 5 peaches. If each person got 3 more peaches if the peaches were shared among 5 people, each person would get 8 peaches.

So the box has 8 peaches per 5 people, 8*5 = 40 peaches