SOLUTION: 402 students enrolled in a freshman-level chemistry class. By the end of the semester, 5 times the number of students passed as failed. Find the number of students who passed.

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Question 1116424: 402 students enrolled in a freshman-level chemistry class. By the end of the semester, 5 times the number of students passed as failed. Find the number of students who passed.
Answer by ikleyn(52854) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x be the number of those who failed.


Then the number of those who passed is 5x.


The condition says  that  x + 5x = 402,  or  6x = 402  ====>  x = 402%2F6 = 67.


Hence, the number of those who passed is 5*67 = 335.

Solved.