The ratios 47/96 and 47:96 are appropriate here.
Answer:
The answer is x=24.
Step-by-step explanation:
This is a one step equation, so it is simple, as shown.
In order to isolate the variable, you need to multiply each side of the equation by the fraction's reciprocal. In this case, it is -4/5.
Thus, x= -30 x -4/5
All things said, the answer is x=24.
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Let's translate the words into expressions:
11 less than 7 times a number is 
5 more than 6 times the number is 
So we have the equation
Subtract 6x from both sides:
Add 11 to both sides:
5 days food for 150 students suggests there was 750 day rations
If there was 100 students this would last 750/100 = 7.5 days.
If it ran out after 4 days there were 750/4 = 187 students (187.5 not valid)
