Question

Sixty girls were scheduled to paint flower pots for the school's annual fair. When 3 of the girls became sick the rest of the girls had to paint 8 more flower pots each how many flower pots did they have to paint altogether ?

Answer 1

Assuming the girls were each going to paint the same number of pots,

60x = 57(x+8)

So, find x, and there were 60x pots.

Answer 2

12

Answer 3

Need in detail response to complete

Answer 4

8 pots/3 girls = 2 2/3 pots per girl

60 girls x 2 2/3 pots/girl = 160 pots