document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=215571>Question 215571</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The ratio of men to women at a certain company is 3:5 . How many male employees does the company have if there are 112 employees? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #162876 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drj><B>drj(1380)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drj><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=drj><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=162876\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The ratio of men to women at a certain company is 3:5 . How many male employees does the company have if there are 112 employees? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1. Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F5=males%2Ffemales=x%2Fy+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F5=males%2Ffemales=x%2Fy+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >where x is the number of males and y is the number of females.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2.  If <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F5=x%2Fy ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F5=x%2Fy\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, then this leads to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3y=5x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3y=5x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=5x%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=5x%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3.  Given, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2By=112 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2By=112\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B5x%2F3=112 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B5x%2F3=112\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Solving for x yields the following steps:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply 3 to both sides of equation to get rid of denominator\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%2B5x=336 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%2B5x=336\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8x=336 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8x=336\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide by 8 to both sides of the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=42 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=42\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 4.  There are 42 males and 70 females as employees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope the above steps were helpful.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Good luck in your studies!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Respectfully,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dr J </SPAN>\n" );
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