Problema Solution
a states high school athletic association separates its schools into two divisions together division one and division two have a total of 307 schools there are about 4.5 times as many schools in division one than in division two how many schools are in each division
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let 'x' represent the number of schools in the smaller division, then '307-x' represents the larger division
to solve for the number of smaller schools so that 4.5 times as many larger schools exist:
307 = x + 4.5x
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solve for the number of smaller schools
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x=55.818
307 - 56 = 251
so approximately 56 schools are in the smaller division and approximately 251 schools are in the larger division