document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=970249>Question 970249</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 0.35 of the pupils in a class are girls.If they are 18 more boys than girls,how many boys are in the class? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "X+18=boys\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total=2X+18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".35 =X/(2X18); the proportion of girls-number/total\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "35% are girls \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides by 2X+18; 0.35*2x=.0.70x; 0.35*18=6.3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".70x + 6.30=x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract. 0.70x from both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".3x=6.30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide by .3 both sides <BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X+18=39\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total is 60; 21 girls \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(21/60)=0.35 </SPAN>\n" );
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