document.write( "Question 259785: three fourths of the students received a grade of C and one fifth received a grade of A. If twenty-two more students received C's than A's, how many students are in class. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #191259 by edjones(8007) You can put this solution on YOUR website! .75 c \n" ); document.write( ".20 a \n" ); document.write( ".05 others \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Let a=number of A's \n" ); document.write( "a/(a+22)=.2/.75 Proportion \n" ); document.write( "a=.2(a+22)/.75 \n" ); document.write( "=(.2a+4.4)/.75 \n" ); document.write( "a=2a/7.5 + 44//7.5 \n" ); document.write( "7.5a=2a+44 \n" ); document.write( "5.5a=44 \n" ); document.write( "a=8 \n" ); document.write( "c=30 \n" ); document.write( "Let x=others \n" ); document.write( "x/8=.05/.2 \n" ); document.write( "x=.4/.2=2 \n" ); document.write( "40 in class \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Ed \n" ); document.write( " |