document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=994629>Question 994629</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> in a school x no of boys is 40 percent more than girls and in a school y no of girls is 50 percent more than boys if 50 percent of boys in school x =70 percent of girls in school y what is the ratio between no of students of school x and y? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #613776 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=613776\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"in a school x no of boys is 40 percent more than girls,\" <BR>\n" );
document.write( "lets try this with some values,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let b = no. of boys in the x school<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let g = no. of girls<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 360 total students in x school<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b + g = 360<BR>\n" );
document.write( "given statement<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 1.4g<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Replace b with 1.4g<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.4g + g = 360<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.4g = 360<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g = 360/2.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g = 150 girls in x school<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "360 - 150 = 210 boys in x school<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " if 50 percent of boys in school x = 70 percent of girls in school y,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let f = no. of girls in school y<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".5(210) = .7f<BR>\n" );
document.write( "105 = .7f<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f = 105/.7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f = 50 girls in school y<BR>\n" );
document.write( ":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It also says,\"in a school y no of girls is 50 percent more than boys.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let m = no. of boys in school y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.5m = 50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 50/1.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 150 boys in school y<BR>\n" );
document.write( ":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the total students in school y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50 + 150 = 200<BR>\n" );
document.write( ":\<BR>\n" );
document.write( " what is the ratio between no of students of school x and y? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=360%2F200 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"360%2F200\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > reduces to a ratio of 9:5 </SPAN>\n" );
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