There were 107 students and chaperones on a field trip. if the number of students was 13 less than 7 times the number of chaperones, how many students were there?
Let the number of chaperones = x.....then......the number of students = 7x -13
So..the number of chaperones plus the number of students = 107 ....or....
x + 7x - 13 = 107 add 13 to both sides
8x = 120 divide both sides by 8
x = 15 = the number of chaperones ....so......the number of students must have been 107 - 15 = 92