In a certain county, the number of charter schools is 10 less than twice the number of alternative schools. We know that there are 46 charter schools in the county. How many alternative schools are in the county?

Mathematics · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020

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Answered on Tue May 31 2022

Let the number of alternate schools be x

Then, number of charter schools is 2x - 10

Now, number of charter schools = 46

So, 2x - 10 = 46

2x = 46 + 10

2x = 56

x = 56/2

x = 28

So, number of alternate schools is 28