document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=838064>Question 838064</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> in my math class 16 students are female. if females represents 60% of the students, how many students are in my class? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #504849 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=DrBeeee><B>DrBeeee(684)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=DrBeeee><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=504849\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let C = total number of students in the class<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then we are given that 60% of C are female and that there are 16 females, so we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) 60% of C = 16 or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) 0.60*C = 16 or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) C = 16/0.60 or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4) C = 26.666..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You have a weird class of 26 and 2/3 students! </SPAN>\n" );
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