document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=26052>Question 26052</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> About 3% more boys than girls are born each year out of 100 babies.  How many are boy and how many are girls? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #13982 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=13982\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let \"x\" be the number of girls born in a year.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then number of girls will be x+3%x=1.03x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "#of girls + #of boys =100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    x + 1.03x=100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "       2.03x=100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "           x= 49.26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You have to round this off to 49 girls and 51 boys in 100.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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