document.write( "Question 990062: In 1980 every student at South High School to exactly 1 of 3 science courses chemistry biology or physics at all but 250 students to chemistry exactly one-half of all the students took biology and exactly 72 physics how many students attended South High School. Year \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "Chemistry: x - 250\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Biology: \"x%2F2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Physics: 72.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(x-250) + \"x%2F2\" + 72 = x.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2F2\" = 250 - 72 = 178.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = 178*2 = 356. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Check: (356-250) + \"356%2F2\" + 72 = 106 + 178 + 72 = 356.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Answer. 356 students.\r
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