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Can someone please help me answer this?-example-1
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Explanation:

Variable x = total number of students enrolled

495 people at the dance - 7 teachers = 488 students

4/5 = 488/x

Step 1: cross multiply

4x = 2440

Step 2: isolate the variable (x) by dividing by 4

x = 2440 รท 4

Step 3: solve

x= 610 students total

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