Question

Mr. Roland ditributed a bag of kittle to her tudent. She gave each tudent five kittle, then ate the 8 that remained in the bag. If there were originally 143 kittle in the bag. How many tudent doe he have?

Answer 1

27 tudent

Explanation:

assume x = number of tudent, he gave 5 to each

5x

he ate 8

5x + 8

total kittle = 143

5x + 8 = 143

5x = 143 - 8

5x = 135

x = 135/5 = 27