229k views
19 votes
John won 72 pieces of gum playing hoops at the county fair. At school, he gave four to every student in his math class. He only has 4 remaining. How many students are in his class? PLEASE PUT IT AS A TWO STEP EQUATION

2 Answers

3 votes

Answer:

17 student in the class

User Sarah W
by
3.0k points
1 vote

Explanation:

i think its 17

or 18 including him

so you do

72-4=68

68/4=17 wich are his classmates

and he is left with four so he keeps it for himself and thats it

User Michael Reiland
by
3.3k points