document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1015254>Question 1015254</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If 70% of the students in a school are boys and the number of girls is 540,find the number of boys in the school ?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #631628 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><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=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=631628\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x=total number of students<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.70x=number of boys<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.30x=number of girls=540<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sooooo:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.30x=540<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=540/0.30=1800 ---total number of students<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.70*1800=1260=number of boys<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1800-540=1260=number of boys<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps----ptaylor </SPAN>\n" );
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