Asked by Poochie

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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?
Answered by Ms. Sue
Didn't you understand my answer to your previous post about this question?

http://www.jiskha.com/display.cgi?id=1310338720

Instead of reposting a question that's already been answered, please ask your questions about it in the same thread.

Answered by Poochie
No, Ms. Sue I did not.
Answered by Ms. Sue
Which part of this do you not understand?

Let x = the number of students who do not work full time.

x + 7x = 11,600
8x = 11,600
x = 1,450
Answered by Reiny
Try this:

Let the number of students who do not work be x
then the number of students who work = 11600-x

You said:
"There are seven times as many students who work full time as there are students who do not"
or
The number of students who work is 7 times the number of students who don't work ----> 11600 - x = 7x

or 7x + x = 11600

which is the equation that Ms Sue gave you
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