document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=933584>Question 933584</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In history class, the girl to boy ratio is 9 to 8.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If there are a total of 68 students, how many girls are there? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #566959 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><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=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=566959\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x=number of girls<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Girl to boy ratio is 9 to 8 means that for every (9+8=17) students 9/17 are girls. So<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(9/17)*68=36--number of girls<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9:8=x:(68-x) or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(9/8)=x/(68-x) Cross-multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9(68-x)=8x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "612-9x=8x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17x=612<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=36--number of girls\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Did this help?--ptaylor\r<BR>\n" );
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