document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=178290>Question 178290</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The fraction of students that are interested in a new brand of sneakers is twice the fraction of those that are not. The fraction of students who are not interested is 1/x. Those who expressed no opinion in the sneakers were 10% of the students who were intersted. What percent of students were interested? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "No interested = 1/x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Interested = 2/x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "no opinion = 0.10(2/x)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total number of students = (1/x) + (2/x) + 0.10(2/x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total number = (1 + 2 + 0.2)/x = 3.2/x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Percent of interested students = (2/x)/(3.2/x) = 2/(3.2) = 62.5%\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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