a small college reduced its faculty by approximately 23 percent to 195 professors . what was the original number of faculty members ?
"if x is the original number of faculty members , then after 23 % reduction in faculty members number is . 77 x but we are given . 77 x = 195 x = 253 so the original number of faculty members is 253 correct answer - a"
divide(195, divide(subtract(const_100, 23), const_100))