document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=792398>Question 792398</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The ratio of male students to female students at a certain university is 7 to 15. If there is a total of 16,500 students, find the number of male students and the number of female students.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "7 to 15 is the same as 7x to 15x where 15x is the number of femaile students.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7x + 15x = 16500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "22x = 16500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 750<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of female = 15x = 15*750 = 11250<BR>\n" );
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