document.write( "Question 435780: There are 824 students in school. The ratio of girls to boys is 3 : 5. Find the number of girls and the number of boys. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "There are 824 students in school
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document.write( "Let x and (824-x) represent the number of girls and boys respectively
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document.write( "    | Cross Multiplying 
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document.write( "    5x = 3(824-x)
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document.write( "     8x =2472
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document.write( "      x = 309, the number of girls.  The number of boys is = 515\r
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document.write( "CHECKING our Answer***
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document.write( "   3/5 = 309/515  \n" );
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