Answer:
32 students
Step-by-step explanation:
We are given that at the beginning of a class period, half of the students in a class go to the library and half of the remaining to the computer lab.
Given that there are 8 students remaining, we are to find the total number of students in the class initially.
At beginning = [tex]x[/tex] students
After half of them leave = [tex]\frac{x}{2}[/tex] students
After half of the remaining leave = [tex]\frac{x}{4}[/tex] students
So, [tex]\frac{x}{4} = 8[/tex]
[tex]x=8\times 4[/tex]
x = 32
Therefore, there were 32 students in the class originally.
there were 32 students in the class originally.
because in the computer lab before there were 16. 16 times 2 equals 32.
