Question

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Lee and Fred are elementary school teachers. Fred works for a charter school in Pacific Palisades, California, where class size reduction is a goal for 2013. Lee works for a noncharter school where funds do not allow for class size reduction policies. Lee’s fifth-grade class has 1.4 times as many students as Fred’s.

a. If there are a total of 60 students, how many students does Fred’s class have? Number of students _____

b. If there are a total of 60 students, how many students does Lee’s class have? Number of students _____

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Answer 1

The answers are;

a. Fred's class has 25 students
b. Lee's class has 35 students

(25 × 1.4 = 35, 25 + 35 = total of 60)

Answer 2

No. of students in Fred's class is 25

No. of students in lee's class = 1.4*25=35

Explanation:

Given : . Lee’s fifth-grade class has 1.4 times as many students as Fred’s.

To Find:

a. If there are a total of 60 students, how many students does Fred’s class have? Number of students _____

b. If there are a total of 60 students, how many students does Lee’s class have? Number of students _____

Solution :

Let no. of students in Fred's class be x

Since we are given that Lee’s fifth-grade class has 1.4 times as many students as Fred’s.

Thus no. of students in lee's class = 1.4x

Since we are given that total no. of students are 60

⇒x+1.4x = 60

⇒2.4x = 60

⇒
`x=(60)/(2.4)`

⇒
`x=25`

a. Thus no. of students in Fred's class is 25

b .No. of students in lee's class = 1.4*25=35