Question

246 students enrolled in a freshman-level chemistry class. By the end of the semester, 5 times the number of students passed as failed. Find the number of students who passed, and the number of students who failed.

Answer 1

Answer: Number of students failed =41

Number of students passed = 205

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x = Number of students failed.

then, Number of passed students = 5x

Total students = x+5x=6x

Given: Total students = 246

i.e. $6x=246$

$\\\\\Rightarrow\ x=\dfrac{246}{6}=41$

So, Number of students failed =41

Number of students passed = 246-41 = 205