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To translate each problem into an equation and to find the number of women in state college.
Answer to Problem 4P
Required equation:
The number of women in state college is 320.
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
Total number of students in a State college = 620 students.
Number of women are 20 more than men.
Calculation:
Let the number of man =
Number of women (20 more than man) =
According to problem,
Number of men + number of women = 620
Therefore, given problem could be written as an equation:
Now, we need to solve it for x .
Adding like terms:
Subtract 20 from both side of the equation.
Simplify
Divide by 2 on both sides
Therefore, the number of men is 300.
And the number of women =
So, the number of women is 320.
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