SOLUTION: The ratio of graduate students to undergraduates at a certain university is 9 to 5. If there are 3780 undergraduates at the university, what is the total population?

Question 653996: The ratio of graduate students to undergraduates at a certain university is 9 to 5. If there are 3780 undergraduates at the
university, what is the total population?
Answer by lwsshak3(11628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The ratio of graduate students to undergraduates at a certain university is 9 to 5. If there are 3780 undergraduates at the
university, what is the total population?
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let x=total population
x-3780=number of graduate students
9/5=(x-3780)/3780
5(x-3780)=9*3780
5x-18900=34020
5x=34020+18900=52920
x=52920/5=10584
total population=10,584 students
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