document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=6561>Question 6561</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  in class of x students, when 2 more boys and 7 more girls are added, the ratio of boys to girls change from 2/3 to 3/5. what is the value of x? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #3575 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=srinivas123><B>srinivas123(23)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=srinivas123><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=3575\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the number of boys be x1.number of girls be x2.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "x1+x2 = x\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Given that x1/x2 = 2/3\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "====> 3x1-2x2=0 ----->equation (1)\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "after adding \r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "x1+2/x2+7 = 3/5\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "====> 5x1-3x2=11 ----->equation (2)\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "sloving 1 and 2 ,\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "we get x1,x2 as 22,33 respectivly.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "So the total is 55 students.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );