document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=342267>Question 342267</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> On Bill's football squad, 1/3 of the players walk to practice and 25% are driven by their parent. The remaining 15 players take the bus. How many members are on the football squad?\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 #244946 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathTherapy><B>MathTherapy(10555)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathTherapy><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=MathTherapy><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=244946\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> On Bill's football squad, 1/3 of the players walk to practice and 25% are driven by their parent. The remaining 15 players take the bus. How many members are on the football squad?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > walk to practice and 25% or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > are driven, then the remaining fraction of the squad is: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1+-+%281%2F3+%2B+1%2F4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1+-+%281%2F3+%2B+1%2F4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We can now set up the following proportion to solve, since the remaining fraction, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > represents the 15 remaining members, and also using M to represent the total amount of members:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285%2F12%29%2F1+=+15%2FM ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285%2F12%29%2F1+=+15%2FM\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cross-multiplying, we get: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5M%2F12+=+15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5M%2F12+=+15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5M = 12*15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "M, or amount of members = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2812%2A15%29%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2812%2A15%29%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%2836%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%2836%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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