document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=333673>Question 333673</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Less than half the students missed the chemistry demonstration. In fact only 3/10 of the students missed the demonstration. If 21 students did not miss the demonstration, how many students did miss the demonstration? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "In fact only 3/10 of the students missed the demonstration.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7/10 of the students did not miss the demonstration.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If 21 students did not miss the demonstration, how many students did miss the demonstration?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let \"x\" be the number of students:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(7/10)x = 21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/10)x = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 30 students did not miss the demonstration<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# who missed the demonstration = (3/10)*30 = 9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
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