document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=550269>Question 550269</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a school employs a total of 600 teaching assistants and research assistants. There are three times as many teaching assistants as research assistants. find the number of research assistants employed by the school </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "t = teaching assistants<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r + t = 600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 3*r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "r + 3*r = 600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4*r = 600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r = 150<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t = 3*r = 3*150 = 450<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Done. </SPAN>\n" );
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