SOLUTION: Mrs. Morris has 84 dance students. If she has five times as many teenage students as adult students, how many adult students does she have?

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Question 98754: Mrs. Morris has 84 dance students. If she has five times as many teenage students as adult students, how many adult students does she have?
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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a=adult t=teens
t=5a
t+a=84
substitute 5a for t in the 2nd equation: 5a+a=84
6a=84
divide 6 into both sides: a=84/6=14 adults
Check:
14*5=70 teens
70+14=84
Ed