document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=259959>Question 259959</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A class consisting of 30 girls and 40 boys sponsored a Halloween dance. If 60 percent of the girls and 25 percent of the boys went to the dance, what percent of the entire class went to the dance?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a)30 %  b) 40 %  c) 45 %   d) 70 %  e) 85 %\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = per cent of entire class (as a decimal) <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "70x = .60(30) + .25(40) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "70x = 18 + 10 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "70x = 28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 28/70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = .4 = 40% of the entire class </SPAN>\n" );
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