Question

Complete the equation and solve the problem. Let n be the number of students in each row. There are 37 students in the marching band. There are 5 students in the first row, and the rest are in 4 equal rows. How many students are in each of the 4 rows?

Answer 1

Answer: there are 8 students in each of the 4 equal rows

Explanation:

x = # of students in each of the 4 rows

4x + 5 = 37

4x = 32

x = 8

There are 8 students in each of the 4 rows.

You can check this:

4 rows of 8 students —> 4(8) = 32 students

+ 5 students in the first row

= 37 students total

Answer 2

37 - 5 = 32

32/4 = 8

8 students are in each of the 4 rows