Answer to Question #233794 in Algebra for Matthew

Question #233794

A university employs a total of 600 teaching assistants and research assistants. There are four times as many teaching assistants as research assistants. Find the number of research assistants employed by the university.


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Expert's answer
2021-09-06T19:20:48-0400

Let the number of research assistants be "x"

Then the number of teaching assistants be "3x"

Then ,

"x + 4x=600"

"5x = 600"

"x = \\frac{600}{5}"

"x = 300"

Hence the number of research assistants is 300


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