document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=257128>Question 257128</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Im not sure if this is under probabality and statistics but here is my problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If there are 2.5 times as many female as there are male. How many males are there if there are 175 people?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please provide me with a solution. Thanks. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #189111 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><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=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=189111\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> so there is 1 male for every 2.5 females.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.5+1=3.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let m=number of males<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m/175=1/3.5 Proportion<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=175/3.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=50<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ed </SPAN>\n" );
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