document.write( "Question 639609: 2/5 of the children in the club are girls. if there are 24 boys, how many children are there altogether?how many more boys than girls are there? \n" ); document.write( "
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let's the number of the children in the club be \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "given: \"2%2F5\" of the children in the club are girls...->...
\n" ); document.write( "\"girls=%282%2F5%29x\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%282%2F5%29x+%2B24=x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%2F5+%2B24=x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%2A5%2F5+%2B24%2A5=x%2A5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x+%2B120=5x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"120=5x-2x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"120=3x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"120%2F3=x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"40=x\".........there are altogether \"40\" children\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"girls=%282%2F5%29x=%282%2Fcross%285%29%29cross%2840%298=2%2A8=16\"..there are \"16\" girls\r
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