document.write( "Question 981206: In a school, there are 12% girls. If 5boys and 15girls are newly admitted to the school, the percentage of girls becomes 15. What is the total strength of the school? Z \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #602245 by josgarithmetic(39617)\"\" \"About 
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Before the additions, x girls, y boys.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"x=0.12x%2B0.12y\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"100x=12x%2B12y\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"88x=12y\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"22x=3y\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The additions;
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight_green%28%28x%2B15%29%2F%28x%2B15%2By%2B5%29=0.15%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2B15%29%2F%28x%2By%2B20%29=0.15\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B15=0.15%28x%2By%2B20%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"100x%2B1500=15x%2B15y%2B15%2A20\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"85x%2B1500=15y%2B15%2A20\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"85x=15y%2B15%2A20-1500\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"85x-15y=300-1500\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"15y-85x=1200\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3y-17x=240\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "System of equations
\n" ); document.write( "\"system%2822x=3y%2C3y-17x=240%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "Both of which have the term \"3y\", making finding of x somewhat easy to do.
\n" ); document.write( "\"22x=240%2B17x\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"5x=240\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=24%2A2%2A5%2F5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28x=48%29\"-----original count of the girls.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"22x=3y\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"22x%2F3=y\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=22%2A48%2F3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=22%2A16\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28y=352%29\"------original count of the boys.
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