Problema Solution

Researchers state that there will be three times as many full-time students as part-time students and that full-time students will take an average of 14 units and part-time students will take an average of 3 units each semester. The charge for tuition will be $19 per unit. How many of each type of students would need to attend the new college for the total revenue to be $1,282,500 each semester?

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Let 'x' represent the number of part-time students.

3x = the number of full-time students

3*x*19 + 14*3x*19 = 1282500

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x = 1,500 part-time students

3x = 3*1,500 = 4,500 full-time students

1,500 part-time and 4,500 full-time students would need to attend the college.