At a party, the amount of people who ate lasagna was 17 less than 1/4

of the total number of people. The number of people who ate lasagna was 2. Write and solve an equation to find the number of people at the party. Let x represent the number of people at the party. Use pencil and paper. Write a one-step equation that has the same solution.

x = 76

One-step equation: 8 = x - 68

Step-by-step explanation:

If we call the number of people that ate lasagna 'y', we can write the following equation:

y = (1/4)*x - 17

Nowing that the number of people that ate lasagna is two, we have that y=2, so we can find the value of x:

2 = (1/4)*x - 17

x/4 = 19

x = 76 people

From the first equation (y = (1/4)*x - 17) we can write an one-step equation:

y = (1/4)*x - 17 -> 4*y = x - 68

To solve this equation after using the value of y, we just need to sum 68 in both sides:

x - 68 = 8

x = 76

75

step-by-step explanation:

you do x-29=46 (the number of cantaloupes sold)

in order to find x, you have to find what minus 29 equals 46, meaning you'd have to add 29 to 46.

29+46=75

if you replace x with 75, the equation looks like:

75-29=46

x=75