document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1072529>Question 1072529</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> on a schoop trip the ratio of teachers to the number of students is 1:13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The ratio of the number of male students to the number of female students is 3:5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "work out what percentage of all the people on the trip are female students<BR>\n" );
document.write( "give your answer correct to the nearest whole number </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #687429 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=687429\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> on a school trip the ratio of teachers to the number of students is 1:13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The ratio of the number of male students to the number of female students is 3:5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "work out what percentage of all the people on the trip are female students<BR>\n" );
document.write( "give your answer correct to the nearest whole number:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"the ratio of teachers to the number of students is 1:13\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x = no. of teachers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13x = no. students<BR>\n" );
document.write( "therefore<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14x = total no. of people<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let y be the multiplier, then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3y = no. of male students<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5y = no. of female students<BR>\n" );
document.write( ":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"The ratio of the number of male students to the number of female students is 3:5\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "boy + girls = total students<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3y + 5y = 13x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8y = 13x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=13%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"13%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"work out what percentage of all the people on the trip are female students\"\<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285y%29%2F%2814x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285y%29%2F%2814x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = girls to total people<BR>\n" );
document.write( "replace y with <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=13%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"13%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%28%2813%2F8%29x%29%2F%2814x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%28%2813%2F8%29x%29%2F%2814x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%2865%2F8%29x%29%2F%2814x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%2865%2F8%29x%29%2F%2814x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cancel x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%2865%2F8%29%29%2F%2814%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%2865%2F8%29%29%2F%2814%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=65%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"65%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > * <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=65%2F112 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"65%2F112\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = .58 or 58% of the total people are girl students </SPAN>\n" );
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