document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=471165>Question 471165</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a school having 990 students 12 out of 27 are girls. How many boy students are there </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "then 15 out of 27 are boys.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are 990 total.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15 boys / 27 total = x boys / 990 total {set up a proportion}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "27x = 15(990) {cross-multiplied}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "27x = 14,850 {multiplied 15 by 990}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 550\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "there are 550 boys<BR>\n" );
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