Examine the situation. Mr. Mauldin has twice as many students as Mrs. Sasser and Mr. Khan combined. If Mr. Mauldin has 35
students, and Mrs. Sasser has 9. how many students does Mr. Khan have?
Tim represents this situation with the equation 35 = 2(9 + k), where k represents the number of students
Mr. Khan has. Tim found the answer to be 8.5.
Which statement is true about Tim's solution to the problem?
The value 8.5 is not the correct solution to the equation because Tlm made a calculation
error.
O The value 8.5 is the correct solution to the equation, but it is not reasonable, because
there can't be 8.5 students in a class. This means the problem's situation can't be true.
The value 8.5 is the correct solution to the equation, and it is reasonable, because if it is
plugged into 35 = 2(9+ k), it makes the equation true.