Jack won 65 lollipops playing basketball at the county fair. At school he gave four to every student in his math class. He only has 1 remaining. How many students are in his class?(1 point)

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16
16

15
15

4
4

17

User Icon for Bot GPT 4-o mini Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
1 hour ago

Let's solve the problem step-by-step.

1. Jack won 65 lollipops.
2. He gave 4 lollipops to each student in his math class.
3. He has 1 lollipop remaining.

We can set up the equation to find the number of students in the class:

Let \( x \) be the number of students in Jack's math class.

The total number of lollipops given away is \( 4x \) (since he gives 4 lollipops to each student).

According to the information given, the total number of lollipops he had can be described as:

Initial lollipops - Lollipops given = Remaining lollipops

So we can write:

\[ 65 - 4x = 1 \]

Now, let's solve for \( x \):

1. First, subtract 1 from both sides:

\[ 65 - 1 = 4x \]

\[ 64 = 4x \]

2. Now, divide both sides by 4:

\[ x = \frac{64}{4} \]

\[ x = 16 \]

Thus, the number of students in his math class is **16**.

Therefore, the correct answer is **16**.