document.write( "Question 987116: The ratio of boys to girls in a school is 2:3 there are 1100 pupils how many are girls
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document.write( "Rule of ratios to fractions:\r\n" );
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document.write( "The ratio of A:B means \r\n" );
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document.write( "1. the fraction corresponding to A is \"A%2F%28A%2BB%29\"\r\n" );
document.write( "2. the fraction corresponding to B is \"B%2F%28A%2BB%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "So the fraction of girls is \"3%2F%282%2B3%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"3%2F5\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply 1100 × \"3%2F5\" = 660 girls \r\n" );
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