SOLUTION: the ratio of female teachers to male teachers in a junior college is 12:13.if there are 48 more female teachers than male.find total number of teachers?

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Question 864532: the ratio of female teachers to male teachers in a junior college is 12:13.if there are 48 more female teachers than male.find total number of teachers?
Answer by LinnW(1048) About Me  (Show Source):
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Set m = number of male teachers
f = number of female teachers
f = m + 48
One cannot have a ratio of 12:13 if there
are more female teachers than male teachers.