document.write( "Question 1152055: For a recent semester, the number of men enrolled in elementary algebra totaled 7 more than 4 times the number of women. Find the number of men enrolled in elementary algebra given that the total number of students enrolled was 187. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "men   + women = 187\r\n" );
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document.write( "(4x+7) + x    = 187\r\n" );
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document.write( "5x = 187 - 7 = 180\r\n" );
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document.write( " x           = 180/5 = 36,  number of women.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  187 - 36 = 151 men.\r\n" );
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document.write( "CHECK.  151 = 4*36 + 7 = 144 + 7.    ! Correct !\r\n" );
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