Question

Mr. Groff's class has more than 20 students but fewer than 30. The class was split into 5 equal groups. How many students are in the class? Explain your answer

Answer 1

Given:

In a class the total number of students is more than 20 but fewer that 30.

The total strength was split into 5 equal groups.

The objective is to find the total number of students.

Explanation:

Consider the total number of studens as x.

Then, the value of x can be represented as,

$20To find x :

Since, it is given that the total number of students is divided into 5 equal groups, then considering the multiples of 5,

[tex]\begin{gathered} 5\times4=20 \\ 5\times5=25 \\ 5\times6=30 \end{gathered}$

So between 20 and 30, the only nujmber which can be divided into 5 equal groups is 25.

Hence, the total number of students is 25.