document.write( "Question 1043877: There were 10 adults and 15 children in the hall. If there were 8 males, what percentage of the people in the hall were females \n" ); document.write( "

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10 adults plus 15 children is 25 \"people\"
\n" ); document.write( "8 of them are males, so
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+25+-+8+=+17+\"$ of the are females
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+17%2F25+\"$ is the FRACTION that are females
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%28+17%2F25+%29%2A100+=+68+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "68% of the people are females
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\n" ); document.write( "check the answer:
\n" ); document.write( "32% of the people must be males
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+.32%2A25+=+8+\"$ males
\n" ); document.write( "OK \n" ); document.write( "

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