Question

In collage there are 14 times as many students as professors. if together the students and professors number 37,500 how many students are there in the college?

Answer 1

x = No. of professors

x + 14x = 37,500
(No. of professors + 14 times the no. of professors = total)

Add.

15x = 37,500

Isolate x by eliminating 15.

15x/15 = 37,500/15

x = 2,500

There are 2,500 professors in the college.
37,500 - 2,500

(Total - no. of professors = no. of students)

= 35,000

There are 35,000 students in the college.

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