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document.write( "1500 total students\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ratio of females to males is 16/9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ratio of females to total is 16/25 {added 16 females and 9 males to get the 25}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "16 females / 25 total = x females / 1500 total {set-up a proportion}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25x = 16(1500) {cross-multiplied)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25x = 24,000 {multiplied through}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 960 {divided both sides by 25}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "there would be approximately 960 females<BR>\n" );
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