Problema Solution
a states high school athletic association seperates its schools into two divisions. Together division 1 and division 2 have a total of 351 schools. there are about 5.5 times as many schools in division 1 than in division 2. How many schools are in each division?
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Assume divission 2 has x number of schoolss.
Therefore division 1 will have 5.5x number of schools (since there are about 5.5 times as many schools in division 1 than in division 2).
Now x+5.5x = 351 (since together division 1 and division 2 have a total of 351 schools)
or 6.5x = 351
or x = 351/6.5 = 54
Therefore division 1 will have 5.5x = 297 students and division 2 will have x = 54 students (Answer)