Three-eighths of the students in a group cannot swim. There are eight more swimmers than non-swimmers. How many students are in the group?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-25T12:11:04

There are #32# students.

Let the number in the group be #x#

The number of swimmers =#5/8x#
The number of non-swimmers = #3/8x#

#5/8x-3/8x =8#

#2/8x =8#

#2x = 64#

#x=32#

Check:

#5/8 "of " 32 = 20#
#3/8 " of " 32 = 12#

#20-12=8# non-swimmers