document.write( "Question 259785: three fourths of the students received a grade of C and one fifth received a grade of A. If twenty-two more students received C's than A's, how many students are in class. \n" ); document.write( "
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.75 c
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\n" ); document.write( "Let a=number of A's
\n" ); document.write( "a/(a+22)=.2/.75 Proportion
\n" ); document.write( "a=.2(a+22)/.75
\n" ); document.write( "=(.2a+4.4)/.75
\n" ); document.write( "a=2a/7.5 + 44//7.5
\n" ); document.write( "7.5a=2a+44
\n" ); document.write( "5.5a=44
\n" ); document.write( "a=8
\n" ); document.write( "c=30
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\n" ); document.write( "x/8=.05/.2
\n" ); document.write( "x=.4/.2=2
\n" ); document.write( "40 in class
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