document.write( "Question 167040: The ratio of Hispanic to Anglo students is 4:5. If the total number of students is 986, how many of them are Anglo? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #123110 by jojo14344(1513) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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\n" ); document.write( "Condition:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"Hispanic%2FAnglo=H%2FA=4%2F5\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Remember: $\"H%2BA=986\"$ , EQN 1
\n" ); document.write( "Via our Ratio: $\"H%2FA=4%2F5\"$ , cross multiply
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5H=4A\"$ ---> $\"cross%285%29H%2Fcross%285%29=%284%2F5%29A\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"H=%284%2F5%29A\"$ , EQN 2----> subst. in EQN 1:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%284%2F5%29A%2BA=986\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%284A%2B5A%29%2F5=986\"$ cross multiply
\n" ); document.write( " $\"9A=5%2A986=4930\"$ ---> $\"cross%289%29A%2Fcross%289%29=cross%284930%29547.7%2Fcross%289%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"A=547.7%3E=548\"$ , Number of Anglo Students
\n" ); document.write( "via Eqn 1:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"H=986-548=438\"$ , number of Hispanic Students
\n" ); document.write( "Check by Ratio in our Condition:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"H%2FA=4%2F5=0.80%3E=438%2F548=0.799\"$ , Close enough, that's what given, unless there's typo.
\n" ); document.write( "Thank you,
\n" ); document.write( "Jojo
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