document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=381429>Question 381429</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 boys and 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 #270550 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><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=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=270550\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let b=number of boys and g=number of girls.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b/g=7/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8b=7g<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(g-1)/b+g)=1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2g-2=b+g<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=g-2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(g-2)/g=7/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8g-16=7g<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=14<BR>\n" );
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