Mr. Billy collected $5 from each student for the excursion to Wolfe's Neck woods state park. In total, he collected $175. When all of Mr. Billy's students went on the excursion, how many students were in his class?
A
32
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B
35
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C
38
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D
36
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Solution
The correct option is B 35 Amount collected from each student =$5
Total amount collected by Mr. Billy =$175
Let the number of students in the class be N. ∴ Number of students in the class =Total amount collected by Mr. BillyAmount collected from each student
⇒N=1755=35
Hence, there were 35 studnets in Mr. billy's class.