document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=178921>Question 178921</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 4/7 of the school's faculty are women; 4/5 of the male faculty are married; and 9 of the male faculty are unmarried. How many faculty members are there? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #133869 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=133869\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 4/7 of the school's faculty are women; 4/5 of the male faculty are married; and 9 of the male faculty are unmarried. How many faculty members are there?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x = no. members<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of the males are married, then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > are unmarried and = 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "therefore total males = 5*9 = 45<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x + 45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply equation by 7 to get rid of the denominator (what was I thinking?!)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x = 7*<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x + 7(45)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cancel denominators<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x = 4x + 315<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7x - 4x = 315<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x = 315<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=315%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"315%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 105 members<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check solution: married males: 45-9 = 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( " <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >105 + 36 + 9 = <BR>\n" );
document.write( "60 = 36 + 9 = 105<BR>\n" );
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