Answer:
[tex]Guests\ attending\ the\ party\ first\ time=12[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
[tex]Total\ guests=48\\\\Guests\ attended\ the\ party\ last\ year=\frac{6}{8}\ of\ total\ guests\\\\Guests\ attended\ the\ party\ last\ year=\frac{6}{8}\ of\ 48\\\\Guests\ attended\ the\ party\ last\ year=\frac{6}{8}\times 48\\\\Guests\ attended\ the\ party\ last\ year=6\times 6\\\\Guests\ attended\ the\ party\ last\ year=36\\\\Guests\ attending\ the\ party\ first\ time=Total\ guests-Guests\ attended\ the\ party\ last\ year\\\\Guests\ attending\ the\ party\ first\ time=48-36\\\\[/tex]
[tex]Guests\ attending\ the\ party\ first\ time=12[/tex]
