SOLUTION: For a recent semester, the number of men enrolled in elementary algebra totaled 7 more than 4 times the number of women. Find the number of men enrolled in elementary algebra given

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Question 1152055: For a recent semester, the number of men enrolled in elementary algebra totaled 7 more than 4 times the number of women. Find the number of men enrolled in elementary algebra given that the total number of students enrolled was 187.
Answer by ikleyn(52788) About Me  (Show Source):
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men   + women = 187


(4x+7) + x    = 187


5x = 187 - 7 = 180


 x           = 180/5 = 36,  number of women.


ANSWER.  187 - 36 = 151 men.


CHECK.  151 = 4*36 + 7 = 144 + 7.    ! Correct !

Solved.