document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=948612>Question 948612</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls in a school is 7:9. If there are 1248 students in the school, 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 #579009 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><B>macston(5194)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><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=macston><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=579009\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the ratio of boys to girls is 7:9, 7/16 of the school is boys and 9/16 is girls.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The percentage of girls is (9/16)(100%)=(0.5625)(100%)=56.25%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the total number of students is 1248, the number of girls is (0.5625)(1248)=702<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: The number of girls is 702. </SPAN>\n" );
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