document.write( "Question 813315: The ratio of boys to girls in Ms. Alper’s math classes is 5 ∶ 7. If there are 60 students in all
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document.write( "ratio of boys to girls is 5:7
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document.write( "60 students, how many boys x
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document.write( "   7x = 5(60-x)
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document.write( "   12x = 300
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document.write( "     x = 25 boys in the class
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