document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=241645>Question 241645</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There were 6 more women on a committee than men. If the committee was made up of 30 people, how many men were on the committee? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let # of men be \"x\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then # of women is \"x+6\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + x+6 = 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 12 (# OF MEN)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 6 = 18 (# of Women)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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