document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=330504>Question 330504</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> College students take different course loads. Many colleges determine the number of 'Full-time equivalent students, F, by using the formula F=n/15, where ni is the total number of credits in which a student enroills for a given semester.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If a student on a campus registers for a total of 41670 credits, how many full-time equivalent students does the campus have?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The campus has _________ equivalent students.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve the formula for n.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n= </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "We given a formula and what the letters represent in the formula.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For part (a), we are solving for F.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "F = n/15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "F = 41670/15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "F = 2778 equivalent students\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For part (b), we are solving for n.  This means we need to isolate n on one side of the equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "F = n/15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides of the equation by 15/1 to clear the fraction on the right side.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "F * 15/1 = n/15 * 15/1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15F = n\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Did you follow? </SPAN>\n" );
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