document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=970486>Question 970486</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The ratio of girls to boys in Liza’s classroom is 5 to 4. How many girls are in her classroom if there is a total of 27 students? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=number of girls in Lisa's classroom<BR>\n" );
document.write( "27-x=number of boys in Lisa's classroom<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2F%2827-x%29=5%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2F%2827-x%29=5%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(27-x)=4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "135-5x=4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x=135<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number of girls in Lisa's classroom=15 </SPAN>\n" );
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