document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=979609>Question 979609</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The ratio of boys to girls in a class is 3:5.if there are 8 more girls than boys,how many pupils are there in the class? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #600901 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Gogonati><B>Gogonati(855)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Gogonati><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Gogonati><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=600901\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Assume that boys are x then the girls are x+8. since their ratio is 3/5 we write:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2F%28x%2B8%29=3%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2F%28x%2B8%29=3%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > solving this equation for x different then 8 we get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The boys are 12 and the girls 12+8=20. </SPAN>\n" );
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