document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=833158>Question 833158</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are 110 boys in school. Fifty-six percent of students are girls . How many  students go to this school <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 #502341 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rm29924><B>rm29924(97)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rm29924><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=rm29924><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=502341\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If 56 percent of students are girls then 44 percent of the students are boys.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We need to solve to see what number 110 is 44 percent of.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "110/x = 44/100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cross multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11000=44x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides by 44<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=250<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that is the total number of students<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now we have to subtract 110 from 250<BR>\n" );
document.write( "there are 140 girls </SPAN>\n" );
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