document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=188912>Question 188912</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This year, 75% of the graduating class had taken 8 math courses. Of the remaining student, 60% had taken 6 or 7 math courses. What percent of the graduating class had taken fewer than 6 math courses? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #141688 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=141688\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x be the number of those graduating<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".75x took 8 math course<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "remaining students would be .25x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so .6(.25x)=.15x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so .75x have taken 8 courses and .15x have take 6 or 7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "what we have remaining is x-.75x-.15x=.1x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or 10% of the graduating class have taken fewer than 6 math courses </SPAN>\n" );
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