Question

There are two drama classesoffered at a middle school. The 8th grade class has 13 fewer students than the 7th grade class. If the total number of students in both classes is 67, how many students are in the 8th grade class?

Answer 1

Class 8 has 27 and class 7 has 40

Explanation:

8th (r) class has 13 fewer than 7th (x).
x -13 = r

Total for both classes = 67

r + x - 13 = 67
r + x = 80

80 divided by two = 40 (per class)

40 - 13 = 27