document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1009950>Question 1009950</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A university with 176 faculty members wants to maintain a ratio of 23 students to 2 faculty members. How many students should they enroll to maintain that ratio? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #625458 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=625458\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the number of faculty members = 176.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the ratio of students to faculty members is 23 to 2 which can be written as 23/2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to maintain the same ratio, you set up an equation with x as the number of students and 176 as the number of faculty.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the ratios must be the same, therefore:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "23/2 = x/176\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply both sides of this equation by 176 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "23/2 * 176 = x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for x to get x = 2024.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that's the number of students you need in order to keep the ratio of students to faculty at 23/2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if this is correct, then 23/2 = 2024/176\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "cross multiply to get 23*176 = 2*2024\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify to get 4048 = 4048.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the ratios are the same.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your solution is confirmed as good.\r<BR>\n" );
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