document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=257997>Question 257997</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ratio of boys to total students is 3:8. There are 10 girls.  How many total students are there. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #189854 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=189854\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let B = the number of boys and G = the number of girls, then:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=B%2F%28B%2BG%29+=+3%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"B%2F%28B%2BG%29+=+3%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \"The ratio of the number of boys (B) to total students (B+G) is 3:8 (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >).\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=G+=+10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"G+=+10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \"There are 10 girls.\" So...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28B%2FB%2B10%29+=+3%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28B%2FB%2B10%29+=+3%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Solve for B. Cross-multiply.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8B+=+3%28B%2B10%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8B+=+3%28B%2B10%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8B+=+3B%2B30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8B+=+3B%2B30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 3B from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5B+=+30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5B+=+30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 5.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28B+=+6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28B+=+6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > This is the number of boys.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The total number of students is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=B%2BG+=+6%2B10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"B%2BG+=+6%2B10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%2816%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%2816%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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