<human>:  The Period 1 gym class has 5 fewer than twice as many students as in the Period 2 gym class. There are 11 students in the Period 1 gym class. How many are in the Period 2 gym class?
<bot>: Define a variable ** Let x be the number of students in the Period 8 gym class.
Write an equation ** 2x-5=11
Add 5 ** 2x=16
Divide by 2 ** x=<<8=8>>8
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