document.write( "Question 841317: there were 3/5 as many men as women at a seminar. there were 48 fewer men than women what was the total number of en and women at the seminar?
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document.write( "there were 3/5 as many men  as women at a seminar. 
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document.write( "there were 48 fewer men than women
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document.write( "    5(x-48) = 3x
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document.write( "     2x = 240
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document.write( "      x = 120, the number of woman,  There were 72 men  
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document.write( "     120 - 72 = 48
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