A teacher wants to divide $144 equally among a group of students in her class. She uses the equation 8(x+9) = 144 to solve for the unknown number of students, represented by 'x'.
The equation represents the volume of money each student will receive, where x represents the number of students. The term (x+9) accounts for an additional $9 that the teacher will distribute equally among the students. The equation states that multiplying $8 by the sum of the number of students and 9 will give a total of $144, which is the amount the teacher has available.
By solving the equation, the teacher can determine the unknown value of x, which represents the number of students in the class.
Write a real life situation to the problem 8(x+9)=144.
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