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Write an algebraic equation for the following: the senior class has 412 students. they are assigned to different homerooms. There are 28 students in the smallest homeroom. And the remaining 12 homerooms have the same number of students. how many students are in each of the remaining 12 homerooms. I know the answer is 32 students in each classroom but how do you write the equation in algebra form?

User Jesper Blad Jensen
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Answer:

32 students

Explanation:

12x + 28 = 412

12x = 412 - 28

12x = 384

x = 384/12

x = 32

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