document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=673601>Question 673601</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> in a class of 40 students, the number of girl student is 3/5 of the number of boy students. find the number of girls in the class </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #418744 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sachi><B>sachi(548)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sachi><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=sachi><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=418744\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the boys are x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so the girls are 3x/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so x+3x/5=40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or 5x+3x=40*5=200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or 8x=200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or x=200/8=25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so the no of boys = 25 & no of girls=40-25=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ans </SPAN>\n" );
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