document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=238711>Question 238711</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In college there are 15 times as many students as professors. if together the students and professors number 40,000, how students are there in college? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #175414 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=College+Student><B>College Student(505)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=College+Student><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=College+Student><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=175414\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The problem tells us there are 15 times more students than professors, so we can say:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = professors<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15x = students<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now, their addition equals 40,000.  So our equation would be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B15x=40000 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B15x=40000\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now solve for x to find out how many professors ther are.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16x=40000 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16x=40000\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=40000%2F16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=40000%2F16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=2%2C500 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=2%2C500\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now plug this figure in 15x to determine how many students there are.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15x=15%2A2500 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15x=15%2A2500\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15x=37%2C500 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15x=37%2C500\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are 2,500 professors and 37,500 students.<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Check:<BR>\n" );
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