document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=736992>Question 736992</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are 50 students in a middle school chorus.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The ratio of bous to girls in the chorus is 2:3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the ratio of girls to the total number of chorus<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #450104 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=450104\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let b = # of boys, g = # of girls\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b+g = 50 ---> g = 50-b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2/3 = b/g\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2/3 = b/(50-b)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(50-b) = 3b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "100 - 2b = 3b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-2b = 3b-100\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-2b-3b = -100\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-5b = -100\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b = (-100)/(-5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b = 20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "g = 50 - b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "g = 50 - 20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "g = 30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 30 girls and 50 members total\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the ratio is 30:50 ---> <font color=\"red\">3:5</font> </SPAN>\n" );
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