document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=811619>Question 811619</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a girl to boy ratio is 6 to 10. in a geometry class there are 30 girls, how many boys are there? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #488824 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=brysca><B>brysca(112)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=brysca><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=brysca><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=488824\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This ratio can be shown as 3/5 also. (6/10=3/5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now, since there are 30 girls, you make this into a set of fractions that equal each other.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3/5 = 30/x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now, 3*10 = 30, so you can multiply by 10 in the denominator as well. 5*10 = 50.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So there are 50 boys in the geometry class. </SPAN>\n" );
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