Twilight was liked by half the class because if you add up the number of students you get 24 and half of 24 is 12
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Answer:
x = 
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
x -
= 
Multiply through by 10 ( the LCM of 5 and 10 ) to clear the fractions
8x - 1 = 3 ( add 1 to both sides )
8x = 4 ( divide both sides by 8 )
x =
= 
We know that the 15% of missing pencils is equal to 9
we can use this formula
9/x = 15/100
Then cross multiply
15x = 900
x = 60
There were orignally 60 pencils