The yearbook club had a meeting. The meeting had 24 people, which is two-thirds of the club. How many people are in the club?

Answer 1

The yearbook club had a meeting. The meeting had 24 people, which is two-thirds of the club. How many people are in the club?

Step One....change the word problem to a math equation...

24 = 2/3X......X = how many people in the club....

Step two

answer the question by solving for x = the number of people in the club......

24 = 2/3 * x

divide both sides by 2/3...or multiply both sides by 3/2...we get

x = 24/ (2/3) = (3/2) * 24 = 36.....36 people in the club....2/3 of 36 is 24....it checks...