Question

The president of a certain university receives a salary that is three times the salary of one of the department heads the total of the two salaries is $190,000, what is the salary of the department head

Answer 1

Explanation:

the answer would be 47,500

Answer 2

To determine the salary of the department head, you will create any equation that represents the situation. Equation it will be in terms of S, the salary of one of the department heads.

3s + s = 190000
4s = 190000
s = $47500

The salary of the department head is $47,500.