The president of a certain University receives a salary that is three times the salary of one of the department heads the total

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The president of a certain University receives a salary that is three times the salary of one of the department heads the total

of the two salaries is 190000 what is the salary of the president of the University

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Furkat [3] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-27T11:31:03+03:00

<u>Answer:</u>

$142500

<u>Step-by-step explanation:</u>

We are given that the resident of a certain University receives a salary that is three times the salary of one of the department heads.

Assuming $x$ to be the salary of the department head, if the total of the two salaries is $190000, we are to find the salary of the president of the University.

We can write an equation in terms of $x$ :

$3x+x=190000$

$4x=190000$

$x=47500$

Salary of the president of the University = $3(47500)$ = $142500