document.write( "Question 259538: state college has 620 stundent. there are 20 more women than men . how many women were there\" \n" ); document.write( "
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Let M = men and W = women.
\n" ); document.write( "Now
\n" ); document.write( "M + W = 620
\n" ); document.write( "but we have
\n" ); document.write( "W = 20 + M.
\n" ); document.write( "So, we get
\n" ); document.write( "M + (20+M) = 620
\n" ); document.write( "simplifying, we get
\n" ); document.write( "2M + 20 = 620
\n" ); document.write( "2M = 600
\n" ); document.write( "M = 300
\n" ); document.write( "W = 320
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