Question

Mr. Smith offered to stay after school for an extra help session. The day after the
help session, 11 of Mr. Smith's students were talking and it was discovered that 2
had stayed for the extra help session. If there were actually 24 students that stayed
after, how many students does Mr. Smith teach throughout the day?

Answer 1

Answer:

132 students

Step-by-step explanation:

Mr Smith offers to take extra help session for students after school

The day after the help session 11 of his students were talking and found out that only 2 had stayed up for the help session

= 2/11

There were actually a total number of 24 students that stayed

We are asked to find the number of student that Mr Smith teaches throughout the day

Let x represent the number of students that were taught during the day

Therefore, the number of student that Mr Smith teaches during the day can be calculated as follows

2/11=24/x

Cross multiply both sides

2 × x = 24 × 11

2x= 264

Divide both sides by 2

2x/2=264/2

x= 132

Hence Mr Smith teaches 132 students during the day.

Answer 2

Your answer is 132 students. Hope this helps!!