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Only 2/17 of the teachers were sciolists. If 3000 were not sciolists how many teachers were there in all

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[tex]1-\frac{2}{17}=\frac{15}{17}\\ \frac{15}{17}--3000\\ 1\ \ --x\\ x=3400[/tex]
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ANSWER:

3,400

STEP BY STEP:

If 2/17 were socialists, then 15/17 were not socialists.

So...

3000 = 15/17x

(x represents the total number of teachers)

Multiply by 17 on both sides.

51,000 = 15x

Divide by 15 on both sides.

3,400 = x

Total number of teachers:  3,400.

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