document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=466663>Question 466663</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The ratio of men to women at a college is 7 to 5.  How many women students are there if there are 3,500 men? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "7 men / 5 women = 3500 men / x women {set up a proportion}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x = 5(3500) {cross-multiplied}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x = 17,500 {multiplied 5 by 3500}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2,500 {divided both sides by 7}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2,500 women<BR>\n" );
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