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document.write( "The number of men in a park was 7/10 that of the women. There were 36 more women than men . After some men had left the park. The number of women in the park was 5 times of the remaining men. How many men left the park? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The number of men in a park was 7/10 that of the women. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = (7/10)w<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There were 36 more women than men . <BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = m + 36<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for m and w::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute for \"m\" and solve for \"w\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = (7/10)w+36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3/10)w = 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 120 (# of women in the park)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = (7/10)w = (7/10)120 = 84 (# of men in the park)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "After some men had left the park. The number of women in the park was 5 times of the remaining men. How many men left the park?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "men:: 84-x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "women:: 120<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "120 = 5(84-x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24 = 84-x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 60 (# of men who left the park)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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