document.write( "Question 956731: Eight times as many students passed the final exam as failed it. If there were 36 students who took the test how many passed the exam ? \n" ); document.write( "
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First set up an equation. Let x = the students that failed, and 8x = the students that passed.
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B8x=36\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"9x=36\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=4\"
\n" ); document.write( "So we know that 4 people failed the exam. Now, subtract 4 from 36.
\n" ); document.write( "\"36-4=32\"
\n" ); document.write( "Thus, 32 people passed the final exam.
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\n" ); document.write( "To check:
\n" ); document.write( "Is \"4%2A8\" equal to \"32\"?
\n" ); document.write( "\"4%2A8=32\"
\n" ); document.write( "Correct.
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