document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=371745>Question 371745</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How would I solve this equation... There are 21 females in the Algebra 1 class. If 75% of the class is female, how many students are there in the class?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried setting it up like this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "21 (.75)= x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 15.75\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "s = # of students<BR>\n" );
document.write( "75% = 0.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "21 = 0.75*s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 21/0.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 28<BR>\n" );
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