SOLUTION: Five less than one-fifteenth of the students in the freshmen class belong to the College of Science. If 105 freshmen are CS Students, how many freshmen are there?

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Question 903602: Five less than one-fifteenth of the students in the freshmen class belong to the College of Science. If 105 freshmen are CS Students, how many freshmen are there?
Answer by JulietG(1812)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x-5 = 105
Add 5 to each side
x = 110
Multiply each side by 15
x = 1650 freshmen


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