document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=939653>Question 939653</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> there are 400 people, 1/10 are female and 1/8 are male. the rest are children, how many children are they? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #572626 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=572626\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> there are 400 people, 1/10 are female and 1/8 are male. the rest are children, how many children are they?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of females:: (1/10)400 = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# of males:: (1/8)400 = 50<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of children = 400 - (40+50) = 310<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Another way to work the problem::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 - (1/10 + 1/8) = 1 - [(8+10)/80] = 1-[18/80] = 62/80<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of children = (62/80)*400 = 5*62 = 310<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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