SOLUTION: Lee�s fifth-grade class has 1.4 times as many students as Fred�s. If there are a total of 60 students, how many students does Fred�s class have? How many students does Lee�s class

Question 1122785: Lee�s fifth-grade class has 1.4 times as many students as Fred�s. If there are a total of 60 students, how many students does Fred�s class have? How many students does Lee�s class have?
Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
total number of students is 60.

let x = the number of students in fred's class.

then 1.4 * x = the number of students in lee's class.

your equation is:

x + 1.4 * x = 60

combine like terms to get 2.4 * x = 60

solve for x to get x = 60 / 2.4 = 25

that's the number of students in fred's class.

lee's class has 60 - 25 = 35.

the ratio of students in lee's class to students in fred's class is 35/25.

25/25 decimal equivalent is 1.4.

that's the ratio of students in lee's class to students in fred's class.

solution looks good.

solution is that there are 35 students in lee's claws.

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