document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1057110>Question 1057110</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> at a school dance, 1/3 of the boys were wearing white shirts. Of 26 boys were wearing white shirts, how many boys were at the dance.  Can you show me how to set this equation up?<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 #672195 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solve_for_x><B>solve_for_x(190)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solve_for_x><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=672195\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let X represent the total number of boys at the dance.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since 1/3 of this total is wearing a white shirt, the number of boys wearing white shirts is (1/3)X, or X/3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We also know that there are 26 boys wearing white shirts, so we can write the following equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "X/3 = 26\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solving this equation for X will give you the total number of boys at the dance. </SPAN>\n" );
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