document.write( "Question 982164: the ratio of men to women at a class is 3 to 5. how many women students are there if there are 3600 men? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "let's men be \"m\" and women \"w\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the ratio of men to women at a class is \"3%2F+5\", then \"m%2Fw=3%2F+5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if there are \"3600\" men, then we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3600%2Fw=3%2F+5\" cross multiply and solve for \"w\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3600%2A5=3w\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"18000=3w\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"18000%2F3=w\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6000=w\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, there are \"6000\" women at a class\r
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