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If Mr hernandez has 5 times as many students as Mr daniels and together they have 150 students how m

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If Mr hernandez has 5 times as many students as Mr daniels and together they have 150 students how many students do each have?

Let h = Mr. Hernandez's students and d = Mr. Daniels students.

We are given two equations:
(1) h = 5d
(2) d + h = 150

Substitute equation (1) into equation (2)
d + (5d) = 150

Combine like terms:
6d = 150

Divide each side of the equation by 6 to isolate d
d = 25 <-- Mr. Daniels Students

Now, plug the value for d into equation (1)
h = 5(25)
h = 125 <-- Mr. Hernandez students
 
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