Questions: During the school year, if Reba is absent from school for a days and there are c days canceled for snow or bad weather, she attends school for 180-a-c days. Last year, she was absent 6 days and school was canceled 1 time for bad weather. How many days did Reba attend school last year? Write your answer as a whole number or decimal. days

During the school year, if Reba is absent from school for a days and there are c days canceled for snow or bad weather, she attends school for 180-a-c days. Last year, she was absent 6 days and school was canceled 1 time for bad weather.

How many days did Reba attend school last year?
Write your answer as a whole number or decimal.
days

Transcript text: During the school year, if Reba is absent from school for a days and there are $c$ days canceled for snow or bad weather, she attends school for 180-a-c days. Last year, she was absent 6 days and school was canceled 1 time for bad weather. How many days did Reba attend school last year? Write your answer as a whole number or decimal. $\square$ days

Solution

Solution Steps

Step 1: Identify the Given Values

We are given that Reba was absent for 6 days and school was canceled for 1 day due to bad weather. We need to find out how many days Reba attended school last year.

Step 2: Use the Attendance Formula

The formula for the number of days Reba attended school is given by:

\[ 180 - a - c \]

where $a$ is the number of days Reba was absent, and $c$ is the number of days school was canceled.

Step 3: Substitute the Given Values

Substitute $a = 6$ and $c = 1$ into the formula:

\[ 180 - 6 - 1 \]

Step 4: Calculate the Number of Days Attended

Perform the subtraction:

\[ 180 - 6 - 1 = 173 \]