document.write( "Question 725747: The ratio of men to women in an exercise class is 4:5. In all, the class has 27 students. How many men and how many women are in the class?
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document.write( "I tried cross multiplying but all i came up with was a decimal. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #444278 by checkley79(3341)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 4N+5n27 \n" ); document.write( "9n=27 n is the multiplier \n" ); document.write( "4*3=12 men \n" ); document.write( "5*3=15 women \n" ); document.write( "proof: \n" ); document.write( "12+15=27 \n" ); document.write( "12/15=4/5 \n" ); document.write( "4/5=4/5 \n" ); document.write( " |