document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1040862>Question 1040862</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are 50 boys and 60 girls in the cafeteria .After x boys and x-5 girls left the cafeteria the probability of selecting a girl becomes 5/7,what is the value of x? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "After x-5 girls left, there are 60 - (x-5) = 65 - x girls remaining.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==>  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2865-x%29%2F%28%2850-x%29+%2B+%2865-x%29%29+=+5%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2865-x%29%2F%28%2850-x%29+%2B+%2865-x%29%29+=+5%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<==> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2865-x%29%2F%28115-2x%29+=+5%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2865-x%29%2F%28115-2x%29+=+5%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 7(65-x) = 5(115-2x), after cross-multiplication.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 455 - 7x = 575 - 10x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 3x = 120 ==> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x+=+40%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x+=+40%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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