Holly had 30 pencils. She gave 6 pencils to her friends. Three-eighths of her remaining pencils need to be sharpened. How many of Holly's pencils need to be sharpened?
How to write this problem in numerical?
(3/8)(30 - 6) = n
To write this problem in numerical form, we can assign variables to the quantities involved in the problem.
Let's say:
- The initial number of pencils Holly had is represented by "P"
- The number of pencils Holly gave to her friends is represented by "F"
- The fraction of Holly's remaining pencils that need to be sharpened is represented by "S"
We know that:
- The initial number of pencils Holly had is 30, so P = 30.
- The number of pencils Holly gave to her friends is 6, so F = 6.
- Three-eighths (3/8) of her remaining pencils need to be sharpened, so S = 3/8.
Using these variables, we can rewrite the problem statement in numerical form:
Holly had P pencils.
She gave F pencils to her friends.
S fraction of her remaining pencils need to be sharpened.
Now we can substitute the given values into the variables:
Holly had P = 30 pencils.
She gave F = 6 pencils to her friends.
S = 3/8 fraction of her remaining pencils need to be sharpened.
So the numerical representation of the problem is:
Holly had 30 pencils. She gave 6 pencils to her friends. Three-eighths of her remaining pencils need to be sharpened.