document.write( "Question 882706: 99% of the people in a room are men. How many men would have to leave the room in order for this percentage to decrease to 98%? It is known that the number of women in the room is 3. \r
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1% of the room is women.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"X=300\"
\n" ); document.write( "There are 300 people in the room originally, 3 of them women, 297 of them men.
\n" ); document.write( "When the men go to 98%, the women will be at 2%.
\n" ); document.write( "\"3%2FY=0.02\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"Y=3%2F0.02\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"Y=150\"
\n" ); document.write( "So then the total population will be 150 people, 3 of them women, 147 men.
\n" ); document.write( "So then,
\n" ); document.write( "\"N=297-147=150\"
\n" ); document.write( "150 men have to leave the room.\r
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