Question

A fourth-grade class earned snow cones for reading the most number of books. Each snow cone cost $1.47. If the total cost for the snow cones was $32.34, how many fourth graders are in the class?

Answer 1

22 fourth graders

Explanation:

Set up an equation, with the total amount on one side and the amount per cone on the other. Let x represent the unknown number of students:

`1.47x=32.34`

Now we need to solve for x. Do this by isolating it:

Undo the multiplication on the left side by dividing both sides by 1.47:
`(1.47x)/(1.47) =(32.34)/(1.47)`

The 1.47 on the left now cancels each other out. Simplify:

`x=22`

x equals 22, so there are 22 fourth graders in the class.

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