document.write( "Question 257695: if 40% of the students in the class are boys and if there are 15 girls in the class then how many students are there in the class? \n" ); document.write( "
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if 40% of the students in the class are boys and if there are 15 girls in the class then how many students are there in the class?
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\n" ); document.write( "Let x = no. of students in the class
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\n" ); document.write( "x - .40x = 15
\n" ); document.write( ".6x = 15
\n" ); document.write( "x = \"15%2F.6\"
\n" ); document.write( "x = 25 in the class
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