document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=979528>Question 979528</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a university law school accepts 3 out of 10 applicants if the school accepted 270 students find how many applications did they recived </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #600821 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=600821\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x = number total who applied\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(number accepted)/(number total) = (number accepted)/(number total)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3/10 = 270/x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3*x = 10*270\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x = 2700\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 2700/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 900\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So there were a total of <font color=\"red\">900</font> applications. </SPAN>\n" );
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