106k views
4 votes
The number of students taking classes at RSM Branch A is 1/4 more than the number of students taking classes at RSM Branch B. If Branch A has 1,650 students, how many students does Branch B have? Write an equation that shows the relationship between the number of students at the two branches, A and B.

User Tejogol
by
8.4k points

2 Answers

3 votes
1320 , I hope this helps
User Mohsen Emami
by
8.4k points
7 votes

Let's use the variable "B" to represent the number of students at Branch B.

The problem states that the number of students at Branch A is 1/4 more than the number of students at Branch B. We can express this relationship using the following equation:

number of students at Branch A = number of students at Branch B + 1/4(number of students at Branch B)

We know that the number of students at Branch A is 1,650, so we can substitute this value into the equation:

1,650 = B + 1/4(B)

Now we can solve for B:

1,650 = 5/4(B)

B = 1,320

Therefore, Branch B has 1,320 students.

User Chirs
by
8.9k points