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the number of books in a class library is 17 more than 3 times the number of students in the class. If 5 students are absent, each student can borrow exactly four books from the library. Find the number of students in the class.

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Answer:

37 students.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let n = number of books,

Let s = number of students

Thus, we get the following expressions:

[tex]n=3s+17[/tex]

[tex]4 = \frac{n}{s-5}[/tex]

Solving this system via substitution, we get that the number of students is 37.

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