document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=21285>Question 21285</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Three out of 5 people attending Dustin's party were girls. If 12 girls  attended, how many people were at the party? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #10231 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=wuwei96815><B>wuwei96815(245)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=wuwei96815><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=10231\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Well, we don't know how many people attended so let's call that number x the unknown.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, we have to write an equation with x in it so that we can solve the equation and find out what x is.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3 out of 5 people attending or 3/5 of x were 12 girls.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Another way of saying the same thing is 3/5 x = 12.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let's solve 3/5x=12.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply both sides of the equation by 5/3 in order to isolate x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5/3 times 3/5x = 5/3 times 12.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We get: x = 20.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Did you understand all of that? </SPAN>\n" );
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