document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=891451>Question 891451</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 40%of the population if a town are men and 39%are women if the number of children is 12600find the no of men  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #539979 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=LinnW><B>LinnW(1048)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=LinnW><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=LinnW><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=539979\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The % that are children is 1-(0.40+0.39) = 0.21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the ratio of men to children is 40/21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Set x = the number of men<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "cross products gives us<BR>\n" );
document.write( "21x = 40*12600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "21x = 504000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide each side by 21<BR>\n" );
document.write( " x = 24000 </SPAN>\n" );
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