Assume N students
Student 1 can get (n-1) papers
Student 2 can get (n-1) papers
Student 3 can get (n-1) papers
etc
Student N can get (n-1) papers
So for N students you can have N(n-1)
They are simple linear equations with one unknown, lets tackle them, one step at the time solving for the unknown:
4x - 2(x - 5) = x + 13
4x - 2x + 10 = x + 13
2x + 10 = x + 13
2x - x = 13 - 10
x = 3
that is the solution.
3(6 - x) - 4 = 5x + 2(7x + 3)
18 - 3x - 4 = 5x + 14x + 6
14 - 3x = 19x + 6
14 - 6 = 19x + 3x
8 = 22x
x = 8/22 = 4/11
4x+5y=7
y=3x+9
1) 4x+5(3x+9)=7 2) y=3(-2)+9
y= -6 +9
4x+15x+45=7 y=3
19x+45=7
19x= -38
x= -2
x is -2 and y is 3
32=16x2=2x2x2x2x2=2^5
48=24*2=6x4x2=2x3x2x2x2
Pick the highest number that occurs. In this case it is 2. Now we have to see how many times it appears in both. It appears 5 times in 32 and 4 times in 48. 4 is the highest number of times it appears in the numbers so:
2^4=2x2x2x2=16
The Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 32 and 48 is 16.
