document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=962398>Question 962398</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a school, 5/7 of the students are boy. If there are 300 girls, find the number of boys in the school. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If 5/7 are boys, 2/7 are girls so (2/7)(100%)=28.57% are girls.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So 300 is 28.57% of: 300/0.2857=1050<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are a total of 1050 students<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And 5/7 are boys: 5/7(1050)=750 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: There are 750 boys in the school. </SPAN>\n" );
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