document.write( "Question 98754: Mrs. Morris has 84 dance students. If she has five times as many teenage students as adult students, how many adult students does she have? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #71864 by edjones(8007) You can put this solution on YOUR website! a=adult t=teens \n" ); document.write( "t=5a \n" ); document.write( "t+a=84 \n" ); document.write( "substitute 5a for t in the 2nd equation: 5a+a=84 \n" ); document.write( "6a=84 \n" ); document.write( "divide 6 into both sides: a=84/6=14 adults \n" ); document.write( "Check: \n" ); document.write( "14*5=70 teens \n" ); document.write( "70+14=84 \n" ); document.write( "Ed \n" ); document.write( " |