Question

Student to faculty is 17:3 The total is 740 how many students and faculty are at the college

Answer 1

Let the faculties be X and the number of students be Y.
X/Y = 17/3
3X= 17Y
X=17Y/3
Let that be equation 1
We also know that X+Y = 740. Let it be equation 2
Substitute equation 1 in equation 2
(17Y/3)+Y=  740
20Y/3 = 740
Y=111
Since the total is 740, then X equal 740-111 =629.
The number of faculties is 111 and the number of students is 629.

Answer 2

17+3 =20

so for every 20 people there are 17 students and 3 faculty

740/20 = 37

37*3 = 111 faculty

37 *17 = 629 students