document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=176057>Question 176057</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a club, the ratio of boys to girls is 7:8. The ratio of one less than the number of girls to the total number of members is 1:2. How many boys and how many girls are in the club? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #131184 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><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=131184\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  let b and g be the number of boys and girs respectively<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "here are the two equations:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%2F8=b%2Fg ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%2F8=b%2Fg\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.........eq 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28g-1%29%2F%28b%2Bg%29=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28g-1%29%2F%28b%2Bg%29=1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >....eq 2  .... b+g would be the total number of members.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I will let you work out the details to this system of equations:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "answer: is 14 boys and 16 girls. </SPAN>\n" );
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