SOLUTION: If 64 people earned over $100000 last year and this was 20% of the faculty at a college, how many total faculty members are there at this school?

Question 353434: If 64 people earned over $100000 last year and this was 20% of the faculty at a college, how many total faculty members are there at this school?
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, edjones:
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If 64 people earned over $100000 last year and this was 20% of the faculty at a college, how many total faculty members are there at this school?
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Let "x" be the total number on the faculty.
Equation:
0.20x = 64
x = 64/0.20
x = 320
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Cheers,
Stan H.
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x=total number of faculty members.
.2x=64
x=64/.2
=320 total faculty members at this school.
.
Ed
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