document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=202108>Question 202108</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A school board plans to merge two schools into one school of 1000 students in which 42% of the students will be African Americans.  One of the schools has a 10% African American student body and the other has a 90% African American student body.  What is the student population in each of the two schools? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #152380 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rfer><B>rfer(16322)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rfer><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=152380\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .1x+.9(1000-x)=.42(1000)<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".1x+900-.9x=420<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".1x-.9x=420-900<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-.8x=-480<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=600 the 10% school<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the 90% school =400 </SPAN>\n" );
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