Question

The student to faculty ratio at a small college is 17:3 the total number of students and faculty is 740. How many faculty members are there at the college?

Answer 1

Answer:

111

Step-by-step explanation:

It is given that the student to faculty ratio at a small college is 17:3.

Let number of students and faculty members are 17x and 3x respectively.

It is given that total number of students and faculty is 740.

$17x+3x=740$

$20x=740$

Divide both sides by 20.

$x=37$

Number of student $=17\times 37=629$

Number of faculty members $=3\times 37=111$

Therefore, there are 111 faculty members at the college.