document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=978287>Question 978287</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the ratio of boys to girls in a school is 7:6. If the number of boys and girls in a school increases by 10 percent and 15 percent respectively in a year, the number of boys exceeds the number of girls by 120. How many students are there in the school? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x = the multiplier<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7x = original no. of boys<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x = original no. of girls<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"If the number of boys and girls in a school increases by 10 percent and 15 percent respectively in a year, the number of boys exceeds the number of girls by 120.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.1(7x) - 1.15(6x) = 120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7.7x - 6.9x = 120<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".8x = 120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 150 is the multiplier<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"How many students are there in the school?\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "150(7) + 150(6) = 1950 students </SPAN>\n" );
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