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the students to faculty ratio at a small college is 17:3 the total of students and faculty is 74 how many faculty is there at the college how many students
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the students to faculty ratio at a small college is 17:3 the total of students and faculty is 74 how many faculty is there at the college how many students

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Sum\ of\ students\ and\ faculty:\\17x+3x=74\\\\ 20x=74\ \ |:20\\ \\x=3,7\\\\ Faculty: \ \ 3x=3*3,7=\textbf{11,1}\\ Students:\ \ 17x=17*3,7=\textbf{62,9}
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There are 62.9 students and 11.1 teachers.

Weird, I know. But my math is bullet-proof.
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