Acookie company paid students to try there cookies. each student was paid $24 . the cookie company paid a total of $888. how many students participated in the taste test ? show two ways to solve this problem. use arrays, area models, partial products, repeated subtraction, or equations to represent your thinking

37 children

Step-by-step explanation:

to find how many students there were you are going to divide 888 by 24 so there are 37 children. that is one way another way is to draw it as a fraction so have it like this 888/24  

888/24= 37 students

equation> 888-24(x)=x

888-24(37)=37

Given:
c = cost
p = people
Spent $300

Formula: c=5p+215

Solving for how many people (p)

C=5P+215
(300)=5P+215               (Subtract 215 on both sides)
85=5P                           (Divide by 5 on both sides)
17=P

The answer is 17. 17 people can afford to host a birthday party.