document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=352427>Question 352427</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> in a club, the ratio of boys to girls is 7:8. the ratio of one less than the number of girls to the total number of members is 1:2. how many girls are in the club? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #251842 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=251842\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> boys/girls = let girls be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "boys be y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y/x= 7/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y= 7x/8 ................1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-1 / x+y = 1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(x-1)=x+y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-2=x+y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-x-y=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-y =2...................2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "plug value of y in (2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-7x/8 =2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x-7x / 8 = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/8 =2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=16 girls \r<BR>\n" );
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