document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=50537>Question 50537</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0618073639/algebrahomeworkh>Applied College Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The crowd watching a high school baseball game currently included 60 women. Soon 100 more women arrive, which doubles the percentage of women in the crowd. How large was the crowd before the 100 women arrived? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #33666 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=33666\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2(60/X)=160/(x+100) or 120/x=160/(x+100) or 160x=120x+12,000 or 40x=12,000 or\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=300 original crowd \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "proof 2(60/300)=160/(300+100) or 120/300=160/400 or .4=.4 </SPAN>\n" );
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