document.write( "Question 1064615: A group of people are gathered the total number of boys and men is 36. The ratio of number of boys to adults is 3:5. The ratio of men to women is 3:2, find the number of women in the room. \n" ); document.write( "

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1. $\"M%2BB=36\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"B%2F%28M%2BW%29=3%2F5\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5B=3%28M%2BW%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "2. $\"5B=3M%2B3W\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"M%2FW=3%2F2\"$
\n" ); document.write( "3. $\"2M=3W\"$
\n" ); document.write( "So then substituting 3 into 2,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5B=3M%2B2M\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5B=5M\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"B=M\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Them from 1,
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"2M=36\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"M=18\"$
\n" ); document.write( "From 3,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2%2818%29=3W\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3W=36\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"W=12\"$ \r
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