document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1008195>Question 1008195</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> On a train, 45% of the passengers are women, 30% are men and 25% are children. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "If there are 120 more women than men on the train, how many children are on the train? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #623957 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=623957\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> m = # of men<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = # of women<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = # of children<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = total number of passengers on the train\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "45% of the passengers are women, so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 0.45t\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "30% of the passengers are men, so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 0.30t\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"there are 120 more women than men on the train\" means<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = m+120\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now plug in m = 0.30t and w = 0.45t\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "w = m+120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 0.30t+120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.45t = 0.30t+120\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and isolate t\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.45t = 0.30t+120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.45t - 0.30t = 120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.15t = 120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 120/0.15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 800\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 800 people on the train\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"25% are children\", so\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c = 25% of 800 = 0.25*800 = 200\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 200 children on the train </SPAN>\n" );
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