document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1087789>Question 1087789</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a school has 40 teachers. the ratio of the female teachers to the number of male teachers at the school is 5:3. how many male teachers does the school have? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "According to the condition, there are 5 equal parts of female teachers and 3 equal parts of male teachers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In all, there are 5 + 3 = 8 equal parts, and you can easily calculate the number of teachers in each part by dividing 40 by 8.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You will get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=40%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"40%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 5 persons in each part.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, there are 5*5 = 25 female teachers and 5*3 = 15 male teachers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are other ways to solve this problem, but this one is the simplest.\r<BR>\n" );
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