document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=329384>Question 329384</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a school choir, the ratio of boys to girls is 3 : 5. If there are a total of 24 singers in the choir, how many girls are in the choir?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(A) 6 (B) 9 (C) 14  (D) 15 (E) 40 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Then, the number of boys is 24 - g.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Given, (24 - g):g = 3:5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> 5 X (24 - g) = 3 X g<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> 120 - 5g = 3g<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> -5g - 3g = -120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> -8g = -120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> g = -120/-8 = 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hence, the number of girls is 15. </SPAN>\n" );
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