Inactive Tutor answered • 09/13/18
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5w = b
w + b = 24
w + 5w = 24
6w = 24
w = 4
b = 20
20 - 4 = 16
Beth D.
asked • 09/13/18Word problem
in Jim’s class, 5 times as many students take the bus as those who walk. A total of 24 students walk or take the bu. How many more students take the bus than walk to school?
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If w students walk, then 5w students take the bus, right?
w + 5w = 24
6w = 24
6w/6 = 24/6
w = 4
5(4) = 20
20 - 4 = 16
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