document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=826063>Question 826063</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3/5 of the pupils in a class are girls. There are 12 boys in the class. How many girls are in the class? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let # in the class be \"x\";<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2/5)x = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = (5/2)12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 30 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of girls = (3/5)30 = 18<BR>\n" );
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