document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=277953>Question 277953</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A high school with 425 students (16% African-American) closes. All of the students join a high school whose student body of 1250 students was 44% African-American.   Rounded to the nearest per cent,  the per cent of African-American students in the high school after the merger is \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. 30%      B 34%   C. 37%   D. 49   E. 60%\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #202330 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=202330\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> high school with 425 students has .16 8 425 = 68 african americans in it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "high school with 1250 students has .44 * 1250 = 550 african americans in it.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "schools merge.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "total of students in merged school is 1250 + 425 = 1675.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "total of african americans in merged school is 68 + 550 = 618.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "percent african americans in combined school is 618 / 1675 = .368955224 = 37%.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your answer is selection C.\r<BR>\n" );
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