QuestionThe library had 56 books on Friday, which is 8 less than 4 times Thursday's circulation. Find Thursday's circulation:
Studdy Solution
STEP 1
Assumptions1. The circulation at the public library on Friday was56 books.
. This was8 books less than four times the circulation on Thursday.
3. We are asked to find the circulation on Thursday.
STEP 2
The problem can be translated into the following equation, where F represents the circulation on Friday and represents the circulation on Thursday
STEP 3
Now, plug in the given value for F into the equation
STEP 4
To isolate, we first need to get rid of the -8 on the right side of the equation. We can do this by adding8 to both sides of the equation
STEP 5
implify both sides of the equation
STEP 6
Now, to solve for, we need to get rid of the4 on the right side of the equation. We can do this by dividing both sides of the equation by4
STEP 7
implify both sides of the equation to find the value ofThe circulation at the public library on Thursday was16 books.
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