document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=329639>Question 329639</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The ratio of men to women at a certain company is 5 to 7. How many male employees does the company have if there are 204 employees? <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 #236303 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Edwin+McCravy><B>Edwin McCravy(20054)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Edwin+McCravy><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=Edwin+McCravy><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=236303\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The ratio of men to women at a certain company is 5 to 7. How many male employees does the company have if there are 204 employees? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Us this rule:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If x things and y things are in a ratio of a to b, then in a group of x+y things, x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a%28x%2By%29%29%2F%28a%2Bb%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a%28x%2By%29%29%2F%28a%2Bb%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and y = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28b%28x%2By%29%29%2F%28a%2Bb%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28b%28x%2By%29%29%2F%28a%2Bb%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here, x male employees and y female employees are in a ratio of 5 to 7, so in this group of x+y, or 204 people, x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285%28204%29%29%2F%285%2B7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285%28204%29%29%2F%285%2B7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%22%22=%22%22 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%22%22=%22%22\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1020%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1020%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%22%22=%22%22 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%22%22=%22%22\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=85 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"85\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and y = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%287%28204%29%29%2F%285%2B7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%287%28204%29%29%2F%285%2B7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%22%22=%22%22 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%22%22=%22%22\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1428%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1428%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%22%22=%22%22 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%22%22=%22%22\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=119 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"119\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  [Or we could have just found one of them,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and found the other by subtracting from 204.]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Edwin</pre>     </SPAN>\n" );
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