document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=731740>Question 731740</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> in a school the students ratio of boys : girls is 3:5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "there are 450 boys.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "work out the total of students in the school </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 450 boys.Work out the total number of students in the school ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 450 boys.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the number of girls be x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3/5 = 450/x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cross multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x = 2250\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 750\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 750 girls.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The total number of students:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "450 + 750 = 1200\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1200\r<BR>\n" );
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