document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=593822>Question 593822</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> over the past week 34 baby boys were born at the hospital. this was 54 percent of all the babies born how many girls were born over the past week? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "answer is 29 i just have no idea how they found it, thank you so much!! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #376471 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=376471\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if 54% were boys, then the other 46% were girls\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the numbers of babies are in the same proportion as the percentages\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "35 / 54% = x / 46%\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "there appears to be a rounding error in your \"answer\"; the correct value is 30 </SPAN>\n" );
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