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Enrollment at a particular online university is 11,600. There are seven times as many students who work full time as there are students who do not. How many students work full time and how many do not?
Enrollment at a particular online university is 11,600. There are seven times as many students who work full time as there are students who do not. How many students work full time and how many do not?
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Ms. Sue
Let x = the number of students who do not work full time.
x + 7x = 11,600
8x = 11,600
x = 1,450
x + 7x = 11,600
8x = 11,600
x = 1,450