document.write( "Question 933584: In history class, the girl to boy ratio is 9 to 8.\r
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document.write( "girl to boy ratio is 9 to 8
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document.write( "Let x represent the constant of proportionality
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document.write( "9x + 8x = 68
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document.write( "17x = 68
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document.write( "x = 4
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document.write( "9•4 = 36 Girls
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document.write( "And...checking
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document.write( "Girls + boys
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document.write( "36 + 32 = 68 total\r
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