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?

Answer 1

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

According to the problem, Jack starts with 65 lollipops. He gives 4 lollipops to each student in his class, so the total number of lollipops he gives away is \( 4x \).

After giving away the lollipops, he has 1 lollipop left. Therefore, we can set up the following equation:

\[ 65 - 4x = 1 \]

To solve for \( x \), we can first isolate \( 4x \):

\[ 65 - 1 = 4x \] \[ 64 = 4x \]

Next, we divide both sides by 4:

\[ x = \frac{64}{4} = 16 \]

Thus, the number of students in Jack's math class is \( \boxed{16} \).