SOLUTION: In a collge there are 13 times as many students as professors. If together the students and professors number 28,000. how many students are there in the college?

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Question 325401: In a collge there are 13 times as many students as professors. If together the students and professors number 28,000. how many students are there in the college?
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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X+13X=28,000
14X=28,000
X=28,000/14
X=2,000 NUMBER OF PROFESSORS.
13*2,000=26,000 NUMBER OF STUDENTS.
PROOF:
2,000+26,000=28,000
28,000=28,000