document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=847163>Question 847163</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are a certain amount of books.  If we give these books only to the girls in the class, every girl gets 15 books.  If we give those same books to the boys in the class, each boy gets 10 books.  If we give these books to everyone in the class, how many books can each student get?  I figured out the ratio of boys to girls (3:2) but I am very confused about the rest. Thank you for the help if you can! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #510216 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=510216\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+g+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+g+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = number of girls<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+b+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+b+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = number of boys<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+15g+=+10b+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+15g+=+10b+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The numbers that make this true are:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+g+=+10n+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+g+=+10n+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+b+=+15n+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+b+=+15n+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+n+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+n+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is any whole number<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The total number of books is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+10b+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+10b+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "I want to divide this number by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+g+%2B+b+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+g+%2B+b+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28+10%2A15n+%29+%2F+%28+10n+%2B+15n+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28+10%2A15n+%29+%2F+%28+10n+%2B+15n+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28n%2Fn%29%2A%28%28+150+%29+%2F++%28+25+%29%29+=+6+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28n%2Fn%29%2A%28%28+150+%29+%2F++%28+25+%29%29+=+6+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each student gets 6 books<BR>\n" );
document.write( "check:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+6g+%2B+6b++=+10b+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+6g+%2B+6b++=+10b+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+4b+=+6g+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+4b+=+6g+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+g%2Fb+=+2%2F3+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+g%2Fb+=+2%2F3+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "OK<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There may be a more direct way of solving this<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I just kind of followed my own logic\r<BR>\n" );
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