document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=12764>Question 12764</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The ratio of teachers to assistants to children at a day care center is 2:1:9. Of the 96 people at the center,how many of them are children? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #6468 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=kusha><B>kusha(21)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=kusha><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=6468\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The no. of children is  {9/(2+1+9)} x 96 = 9x8 = 72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i.e. The ratio of children  divided by the total of all the ratios and then multiplied by the exact no. of total people.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The principle is based on the unitary method.<BR>\n" );
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