document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=435555>Question 435555</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> there are 2 male students to every 7 female students at a local school. let x be the number of female students when there are 27 male students. selecet the proportion that can be used to find x. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "female/male = 7/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7:2 is the same as 7k to 2k<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If # of females is 7k = x, then k = x/7; and # of males is 2k = 2(x/7)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# of males = # of males<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x/7 = 27/1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x = 7*27<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = (7*27)/2 = 94.5 is the # of female students<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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