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document.write( " Seventy two students are separated into two groups.the first group is 5 times as large as the second. How many students are in each group? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #9246 by wuwei96815(245)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let's rewrite this problem as a math problem:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "First group = 5x \n" ); document.write( "Second group = x \n" ); document.write( "Together the two groups contain 72 students\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5x + x = 72 \n" ); document.write( "6x = 72 \n" ); document.write( "x = 12 \n" ); document.write( "5x = 60\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The two groups are 60 students and 12 students. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |