Winston and Irmak have 183 ice cream cones in all. The number of Irmak’s ice cream cones is 12 fewer than 5/8 of Winston’s. How many ice cream cones does Winston have?
To find out how many ice cream cones Winston has, we can set up an equation based on the given information.
Let's assume the number of ice cream cones Winston has as "x".
According to the problem, Irmak's number of ice cream cones is 12 fewer than 5/8 of Winston's. This can be expressed as:
Irmak's ice cream cones = (5/8) * Winston's ice cream cones - 12
So, the equation becomes:
(5/8)x - 12 = Irmak's ice cream cones
We also know that the total number of ice cream cones between Winston and Irmak is 183. Therefore, Winston's ice cream cones plus Irmak's ice cream cones equals 183:
x + (5/8)x - 12 = 183
Now we can solve this equation to find the value of x.