document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=357178>Question 357178</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a total of 1,200 students attended top view high school the ratio of teachers to students is 1:30.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i)how many teachers are there in the school?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "two thifths of the students own personal computers \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ii) how many students do not own personal computers?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thirty percent of the students who own personal computers also own play stations.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "iii) what fractions of the students in the school own play stations? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #255071 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=255071\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a total of 1,200 students attended top view high school the ratio of teachers to students is 1:30. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "i)how many teachers are there in the school? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1:30 is the same as x:30x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 30x = 1200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "31x = 1200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 1200/31<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of teachers = 1200/31 is approximately 39<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "two thifths of the students own personal computers <BR>\n" );
document.write( "ii) how many students do not own personal computers?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What are thifths?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thirty percent of the students who own personal computers also own play stations. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "iii) what fractions of the students in the school own play stations?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer depends on the answer to ii.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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