document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=210951>Question 210951</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Thirty three out of 198 students surveyed said they preferred hockey to all other sports.  What fraction of students surveyed is this?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In high school 25 percent of the girls and 50 percent of the boys attended a football game.  If 48 percent of all the students in the school are girls, what percent of all the students went to the football game? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #159361 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=159361\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Thirty three out of 198 students surveyed said they preferred hockey to all other sports. What fraction of students surveyed is this? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you are studying division, divide 33 by 198 to get the percentage.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you are studying algebra, set up a proportion as follows:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/100 = 33/198<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 100(33/198)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 16.67%<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In high school 25 percent of the girls and 50 percent of the boys attended a football game. If 48 percent of all the students in the school are girls, what percent of all the students went to the football game?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x be the number in the school.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# of girls is 0.48x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# of boys is 0.52x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of girls that went to the game = 0.25(0.48x) = 0.12x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# of boys who went to the game = 0.50(0.52x) = 0.26x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "% of all students who went to the game = (0.12x+0.26x)/x = 0.38 = 38%<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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