Question

West high schools population is 250 students fewer then twice the population of East High school the two schools have a total of 2858 students how many students attend the East high school

Answer 1

Answer:

1036 students

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of students at West High be "w" and the number of students at East High be "e"

West High population is 250 FEWER than TWICE of East High, we can write:

w = 2e - 250

Total students in both schools is 2858, so we can write 2nd equation as:

e + w = 2858

We can replace 1st equation in 2nd to get an equation in e, and find "e":

e + w = 2858

e + (2e - 250) = 2858

3e - 250 = 2858

3e = 2858 + 250

3e = 3108

e = 3108/3

e = 1036

Hence,

number of students attending East High School = 1036 students