Question

Half of the students of a class were playing in the field and three fifths of the remaining went to an ice cream shop.The rest 8 stayed in the class.Find the total number of students in the class​

Answer 1

Answer:

40 students

Step-by-step explanation:

let the total no. of student be 'x'

given  x/2 students playing  and 3/5*x/2 = 3x/10  went to ice cream shop and 8 students are there in class

x-(x/2+3x/10) = 8  

⇒ x-8x/10=8

⇒ 2x/10=8

⇒ x=80/2

⇒ x=40 students