Question

Adeline has a box full of notebooks. If she gives 13 notebooks to each of her children, she will have 8. notebooks left. if she gives 15 notebooks to each childish will have zero notebooks left.how many notebooks and how many children does Adeline have

Answer 1

Adeline has 60 notebooks and 4 children.

Explanation:

Let's assume that Adeline has 'x' notebooks and 'y' children.

According to the given information, if Adeline gives 13 notebooks to each child, she will have 8 notebooks left. This can be represented by the equation:

x - 13y = 8 ...(1)

Similarly, if she gives 15 notebooks to each child, they will have zero notebooks left, which can be represented by the equation:

x - 15y = 0 ...(2)

We now have two equations with two variables. To solve for 'x' and 'y', we can use the method of elimination. Multiplying equation (1) by 15 and equation (2) by 13, we get:

15x - 195y = 120 ...(3)

13x - 195y = 0 ...(4)

Subtracting equation (4) from equation (3), we get:

2x = 120

x = 60

Substituting the value of 'x' in equation (2), we get:

60 - 15y = 0

y = 4

Therefore, Adeline has 60 notebooks and 4 children.