document.write( "Question 678704: I have been having difficulty even just setting up the proper equation from this word problem. Can you get me pointed in the right direction please? The problem is as follows:
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\n" ); document.write( "There are 440 students attending a biology lecture. The ratio of male to female students at the lecture is 6 to 5. How many men and women are attending the lecture?\r
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There are 440 students attending a biology lecture.
\n" ); document.write( " The ratio of male to female students at the lecture is 6 to 5.
\n" ); document.write( "How many men and women are attending the lecture?
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\n" ); document.write( "Here's one way to do this:
\n" ); document.write( "let x = the multiplier
\n" ); document.write( "then
\n" ); document.write( "6x = no. of boys
\n" ); document.write( "5x = no. of girls
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\n" ); document.write( "6x + 5x = 440
\n" ); document.write( "11x = 440
\n" ); document.write( "x = 440/11
\n" ); document.write( "x = 40 is the multiplier
\n" ); document.write( "therefore
\n" ); document.write( "6*40 = 240 boys
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "5*40 = 200 girls \n" ); document.write( "
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