document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=150567>Question 150567</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1592009425/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> there were 3/4 as many women as there men in a train yesterday. at the next station, 12 women and 6 men got in. as a result, there were 6/7 as many women as men on the train. how many men and women were in the train at first? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #110524 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=110524\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Initially, <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w+%2B+12+=+%286%2F7%29%2A%28m+%2B+6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w+%2B+12+=+%286%2F7%29%2A%28m+%2B+6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute (1) in (2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=28 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"28\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m+=+64 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m+=+64\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "And, since<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w+=+%283%2F4%29%2A64 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w+=+%283%2F4%29%2A64\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w+=+48 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w+=+48\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "At first, there were 64 men and 48 women </SPAN>\n" );
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