document.write( "Question 1011044: There are 600 students in a school and the ratio of girls to boys is 1 to 2. If new enrollment increases the number of girls by 25%, what is the proportion of the students in the school will be girls? \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"+g+%2F+%28+600+-+g+%29+=+1%2F2+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+2g+=+600+-+g+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+3g+=+600+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+g+=+200+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+600+-+g+=+600+-+200+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+600+-+g+=+400+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Increase number of girls by 25%
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+g+%2B+.25g+=+1.25g+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+1.25g+=+1.25%2A200+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+1.25g+=+250+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+g+%2F+600+=+250%2F600+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+g+%2F+600+=+5%2F12+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "5/12 of the students will be girls \n" ); document.write( "

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